New Delhi, Feb 22 (UNI) Declining to make any comment on the statement by Army Chief Bipin Rawat , in which he termed encouragement from India’s Western neighbour , as responsible for fuelling illegal influx of settlers from Bangladesh, the Congress, however, apprehended that in the coming days, the BJP will attempt to divert attention from the Rs 11,400 crore PNB bank scam by raking up other issues .
Addressing reporters here, AICC senior spokesperson and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad said, 'I will not comment on this . However, I would like to say that in the coming days, the BJP will rake up other issues and point fingers at leaders of the other parties to divert attention from the several 'Bank loot scams' that have surfaced under the rule of the present government.'
Charging the NDA government of taking the world 'for a ride', Mr Azad said, 'Scam after scam is happening under the present government but no action is being taken by them..
'In the 2G case, the previous UPA Government took action as soon as it came to light. However, this government has failed to take action in the ongoing scams. It needs to be asked as to why the accused in all the bank frauds are escaping from India. Why is it that they have been found to have a direct or indirect connection with the government. Something is clearly wrong and this government has taken the world for a ride.'
He said that the public will question the attempts of this government to divert attention from the bank frauds.
The Army Chief on Wednesday, pointing to the need to identify the factors responsible for the demographic changes in the North Eastern India, cited two reasons for illegal migration from Bangladesh – lack of space mainly in monsoon in Bangladesh and encouragement from India’s Western neighbour to fuel illegal influx of settlers.

In his concluding remarks while addressing a seminar on ``North East Region of India: Bridging gaps and Securing Borders’’, the Army Chief said: “Migration from Bangladesh is due to two reasons. One is they are running out of space. Large areas get flooded during monsoon and they have constricted area for its population to stay. The other issue is planned immigration is taking place because of our Western neighbour. They will always try and ensure that this area is taken over. It is playing the proxy dimension of warfare.”

In his opinion, the solution would need identifying the problems and then holistically looking at the perspective would be the main issue. On Siliguri Corridor, Gen Rawat said: ``It is a vulnerability but it can be well taken care of. The issue first is identifying the problems and then adopting a step by step approach to solve them.’’

He said the government is looking at the North East in correct perspective and the time is not far when speedy development would take place in all areas.

Referring to AIUDF party, the Army Chief said it has grown in a faster timeframe than the BJP over the past few years. `` When we talk of Jan Sangh with two Members of Parliament … where the AIUDF is moving at a faster pace in Assam. '
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