India, Dec. 30 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Congress of considering Bangladeshi infiltrators, who threatened Assam's people, their culture, land and identity, as its vote bank. Addressing a public rally in Borduwa, Shah said the Centre would identify all illegal immigrants from the neighbouring country, not only from Assam but also from the rest of India, and send them back.

Shah said that the enactment of the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) (IMDT) Act in 1983 gave the infiltrators legal protection. The Act was later scrapped by the Supreme Court. "I assure the people of Assam from the holy place of Batadrava that the BJP Government will identify all Bangladeshi infiltrators and send them back," he...