Modi also referred to former Union minister of state for Home P M Sayeed saying in 1995 that Bangladeshi infiltrators were crossing over in large numbers. He also referred to former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee expressing concern over rise in Madrasas in areas bordering Bangladesh.
“There should not be any compromise on the issue of country's security and unity,” Modi asserted in the meeting in favour of Satyabrata Mukherjee for the Krishnagar seat. He claimed that “while the people here don't get jobs, those who infiltrate from Bangladesh are welcomed with red carpet.”
Modi also took up the issue of Matua community, which comprise a large chunk of scheduled caste community in Nadia, within which the Krishnagar seat lies, and North 24-Parganas district, saying that he would personally hear their problems regarding citizenship issues and ensure a solution.
