Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the state government has expelled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants on a large scale over the past year as part of the government’s efforts to curb illegal immigration.
He said that an artificial intelligence-based application is being developed with the help of IIT Bombay to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, adding that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has also allotted land for setting up detention centres for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas, which will be constructed soon.
“Over the past one year, illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have been expelled on a large scale. With the help of IIT Bombay, an artificial intelligence–based app is being developed to identify these illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. In addition, the BMC has provided land for detention centres for illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas, and detention centres will be constructed on this land soon,” he said.
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance promised this in a manifesto for the upcoming civic body elections in the metropolis of Mumbai.
The manifesto was launched by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Eknath Shinde and BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on Sunday.
Speaking at the launch of the Mahayuti manifesto, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde said that the government would build 30–35 lakh homes, make Mumbai a fintech hub, strengthen roads, and invest Rs 17,000 crore to make the city pollution-free. He added that efforts are underway to make Mumbai slum-free.
“Welfare schemes have been launched. Balasaheb Thackeray’s vision lives on. Our development is for Marathis. We will build multiplex theatres for them. Marathis, we will do ten times more for you. Mumbai needs to be brought back to its people. A slum-free Mumbai was Balasaheb’s dream. We are working on an SRA project in Ghatkopar for 17,000 people,” Shinde said.
Shinde added, “Our goal is to build 30–35 lakh homes. We will make Mumbai a fintech city and the fintech capital. We are setting up a world-class university. In BEST, we have decided to give 50% reservation to women. We will invest Rs 17,000 crore to make Mumbai pollution-free. We will strengthen all roads and make Mumbai pothole-free.”
Elections for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, and Pimpri-Chinchwad, are scheduled to take place on January 15, while the counting of votes will be conducted on January 16.
