The protestors were criticising the government for inviting the Hindu nationalist leader, blaming him for stoking religious tensions and inciting anti-Muslim violence.
In an election campaign Amit Shah, the closest aide to the prime minster, has referred to illegal migrants"as infiltrators that have eaten the country like termites". Mr Modi's government has also implemented the National Register of Citizens Act in Assam state, which borders Bangladesh. He said:"The freedom struggle of Bangladesh was a significant moment in my journey too... My colleagues and I had done a satyagraha in India... I was in my early twenties. I even had the opportunity to go to jail during this satyagraha for Bangladesh's struggle for freedom."India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947. Pakistan was created in two parts, West Pakistan which is present-day Pakistan and East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
The military under General Yahya Khan stalled the transfer of power and arrested Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and transferred him to West Pakistan.
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