"The demography of Bengal has changed," the chief minister claimed, adding that the BJP had made infiltration from Bangladesh and demographic change the biggest issues in the Bengal assembly election.
Pointing to the flow of people at the Hakimpur border in North 24 Parganas district, Adhikari said that many illegal immigrants have already left on their own.
He accused the Mamata Banerjee-led party of being complacent on both issues for political reasons.
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said around 4,800 illegal immigrants have been sent to Bangladesh from holding centres set up in the state's border districts.
In addition, at least 836 more such people are awaiting deportation from these facilities.
Adhikari asserted that illegal immigration was a big issue, and said his government has already handed over land to the BSF to erect around 100 km of fencing.
A total 556 km land is required to secure the India-Bangladesh border.
"We have handed over to the BSF around 100 km stretch of land out of 556 km required for fencing, and prioritised the Chicken's Neck corridor in north Bengal," the chief minister said, while addressing a preparatory meeting for the BJP's special training camp.
The land handover is a continuous process and is necessary for the security of the country, he said, adding that securing the international boundary is the state government's priority.
The 'Chicken's Neck', officially known as the Siliguri Corridor, is a narrow stretch of land- about 20-22 km wide and nearly 60 km long- in north Bengal that connects the rest of India with its northeastern states. It is considered a critical and sensitive lifeline from both security and strategic perspectives.
West Bengal shares the longest international boundary with Bangladesh, stretching 2,217 km, out of a total of 4,096 km.
Stating that his government has started deporting illegal immigrants, who do not fall under the Citizenship Amendment Act, as per a law of the Union government, Adhikari said, "These people are being handed over to the BSF directly."
Though the law was applied in other states of the country, the previous Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal did not implement it, he said.
The illegal immigrants were kept in the state's jails and had availed facilities at the taxpayers' expense.
Bangladesh said on Sunday that the issues of alleged "push-ins" by India and border killings will be discussed at an upcoming meeting between the heads of the two countries' border guarding forces.
The 57th edition of the bi-annual Director General-level border coordination conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be held in New Delhi between June 8 and 11.
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