The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad witnessed high drama Saturday as the issue of illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya settlers in Mumbai suburbs sparked a verbal showdown between treasury and opposition benches. Amid rising public alarm over unauthorized entries, the session laid bare governance gaps and policy priorities in tackling infiltration.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Anil Parab dominated proceedings, pledging to expose 2,000 infiltrators in two days flat. Drawing on Mumbai Mayor Rita Tawade’s findings of bogus birth certificates, he indicted the state machinery for complacency. ‘National security trumps politics here,’ Parab declared, detailing how these migrants dominate shanties and small-scale industries without oversight from law enforcement or corporations.
Mocking BJP’s Kirit Somaiya’s downtime, Parab proposed a joint sortie: ‘Pair him with me—we’ll deliver results swiftly.’ Rejecting superficial document audits, he advocated a robust task force for grassroots scrutiny in infiltration hotspots.
State Home Minister Yogesh Kadam parried with pragmatism, calling for specifics over spectacles. He brandished deportation figures—meager 109 in MVA’s 2021 rule against 2,376 in 2025—showcasing escalated enforcement. Every station now boasts a dedicated officer-led team of five, conducting ATS-assisted searches relentlessly.
Kadam nodded to the task force idea, contingent on solid leads. This episode spotlights Maharashtra’s infiltration quandary, intertwining security, demographics, and politics. With Mumbai as ground zero, the council’s rancor foreshadows intensified crackdowns and sharper political divides.