Several leaders from the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have welcomed the Union Home Ministry’s Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, that provides an exception to minorities belonging to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who were compelled to seek shelter in India on or before December 31, 2024. The earlier date for such an exception was December 31, 2014.
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the order and took to social media saying, “Historic decision to extend the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) from 2014 to 2024 has given new hope to countless families torn apart by religious persecution.”
