Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won West Bengal in May's election, the new state government under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a "detect, delete and deport" campaign to expel undocumented Bangladeshi migrants. Bangladesh rejected these efforts and accused Adhikari’s government of refusing to adhere to proper repatriation channels. Meanwhile, reporters question the legal and humanitarian basis of these deportations, particularly as many individuals claim to be Bengali-speaking Indian Muslims.