Belonia, April 29 -- The Youth Tipra Federation (YTF), the youth wing of the ruling BJP's alliance partner Tipra Motha party, staged a massive protest at Belonia, along the Indo-Bangladesh border, against the "illegal" construction of an embankment inside Bangladeshi territory.

The protesters on Monday raised strong concerns over the encroachment activities, emphasising that such constructions threaten the fragile border security and the demographic balance of Northeast India.They also condemned the continuous influx of illegal migrants, the systematic persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, and the increasingly hostile posture of the Bangladeshi authorities towards the Northeast region.

The demonstration witnessed slogans and placards...