After summoning the acting Indian High Commissioner, the Ministry of External Affairs clearly said that making public statements without evidence on such sensitive bilateral issues is not helpful for the relations between the two neighboring countries. Any unresolved issues should be addressed through international norms and existing bilateral mechanisms. It also urged Indian political leaders to refrain from making future comments that could affect relations between the two countries.
When asked on ABP Live whether suspected undocumented persons of Bangladeshi origin are handed over to Bangladesh through due process, Himanta Biswa Sarma replied that it is difficult to do so through India’s Ministry of External Affairs. Therefore, they wait until night falls and, when no border security personnel are present, push them across the border under the cover of darkness.