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This India Today special report from Bihar's Seemanchal region delves into the intense political battle over alleged infiltrators, or 'ghuspetiyas', featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Countering the government's narrative, Mallikarjun Kharge stated, 'If you can't handle these infiltrators, then you are not fit to sit in that chair'. Home Minister Amit Shah has vowed to make not just Bihar, but the entire country, free of infiltrators, linking the issue to national security and local resources. The debate is set against the backdrop of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which saw the deletion of 65 lakh names in Bihar. While the BJP accuses the opposition of protecting infiltrators for vote bank politics, the Congress argues this is a divisive tactic to divert attention from pressing concerns like unemployment and poverty. The programme, anchored by Gaurav Sawant, explores these conflicting claims from Purnia and Araria.
