Increase in Bengali immigration to India part of Pakistan’s ‘proxy war’, claims Indian army chief

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NEW DELHI: Indian Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat has claimed that a planned influx of people from Bangladesh into India’s north-eastern region is underway as part of a “proxy war” being waged by Pakistan, with support from China, according to a report by The Times of India.

The Indian army chief pointed to the “faster” growth of the Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) in Assam and claimed that an increase in the Muslim population was due to an increased number of immigrants from Bangladesh.

“There is a party called AIUDF. If you look at it, they have grown in a faster time-frame than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) grew over the years,” said General Rawat, while referring to the BJP winning only 2 seats in 1984. “The AIDUF is moving at a faster pace in Assam,” he added.

The army chief then went on to claim that the proxy game was being “executed by Pakistan, with support from China to keep the area disturbed”.

“They will always try and ensure that this area is taken over, playing the proxy dimension of warfare,” the Indian chief claimed.

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