Bengaluru, Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday said the state government was taking stringent and sustained action to identify illegal immigrants, including those from Bangladesh, and warned that there would be no compromise on tackling the issue.
He also cautioned against citizen vigilantism and 'social media activism', saying the government will act tough against them as well.
"We are conducting a strict and serious search and verification," Kharge told reporters here.
He added that the government had apprehended nearly 1,000 people over the past three months.
The reaction came as the Bengaluru City Police launched a massive crackdown on illegal immigrants in various slums and reportedly caught over 40 Bangladeshi nationals living here illegally.
