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Hindu Voice Team: In a development that has reignited concerns over voter roll manipulation and border infiltration, a Pakistani national has been found listed as a registered voter in the Naihati Assembly constituency of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.
Senior BJP leader and former MP Arjun Singh has publicly produced documentary evidence, accusing the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of fostering “a nexus of illegal infiltration and vote-bank politics” that threatens national security and the sanctity of India’s democracy.
According to documents submitted by Arjun Singh to the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, the alleged Pakistani national has been identified as Saleha Khatoon alias Saleha Imran, reportedly a citizen of Karachi, Pakistan.
Singh’s complaint includes copies of the following alleged records:
Pakistani Passport: No. EU4173171
Indian Aadhaar Card: No. 2797 4242 4102
Indian Voter ID (EPIC): No. FKY0779223
Registered Indian Address: 23, A.T. Ghosh Road, Naihati (M), Gorifa, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal – 743166
Assembly Constituency: 104 – Naihati
The BJP leader also named her two children, Yawar Imran and Jazba Imran, alleging they too possess Aadhaar cards and are enrolled as Indian voters.
Speaking to reporters, Arjun Singh claimed this case is not an isolated anomaly but rather “part of a well-organized conspiracy, protected by the Trinamool Congress, to include foreign nationals in Bengal’s electoral rolls.”
“The TMC has systematically turned West Bengal into a haven for illegal infiltrators — from Bangladesh and now Pakistan. They are given fake Aadhaar cards, ration cards, and voter IDs, all in exchange for loyalty at the ballot box,” Singh stated.
He accused the state administration and local election officers — allegedly under political pressure from the ruling party — of enabling this manipulation. Singh demanded an immediate central investigation, including by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and central intelligence agencies, to uncover the “deeper network of political corruption and infiltration.”
Arjun Singh warned that such fraudulent enrolments go beyond mere voter roll manipulation, arguing they constitute a grave national security threat.
“If a Pakistani national can acquire Indian identity documents and cast a vote in a border district, it exposes how dangerously compromised the system has become,” he said.
He also pointed to “dozens of similar cases” across border districts such as North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, Murshidabad, Malda, Cooch Behar, and Jalpaiguri, where alleged illegal immigrants have “found political shelter” under the ruling dispensation.
The BJP has accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s TMC government of deliberately turning a blind eye to illegal infiltration to strengthen its minority vote bank. Party leaders claimed that Bengal’s administration has become “complicit in erasing the distinction between Indian citizens and illegal entrants.”
“The TMC’s appeasement politics has reached a level where even Pakistani citizens can now become Indian voters,” a BJP spokesperson remarked, demanding an NIA probe into how the documents were issued.
As of now, the Trinamool Congress leadership has not issued any formal response to the allegations. State election officials also remain tight-lipped, though internal sources suggest a “preliminary verification” of the documents is underway.
Political analysts say the revelation could escalate into a major controversy ahead of the upcoming state and parliamentary elections.
The BJP has announced it will take the matter to the Election Commission of India in New Delhi and seek judicial intervention if state authorities fail to act.
Growing Concerns Over Integrity of Bengal’s Voter Lists
The incident adds to a growing list of concerns regarding the integrity of Bengal’s voter database, which opposition parties claim is “riddled with fake and ghost entries” designed to manipulate outcomes.
Security experts warn that unchecked infiltration through border regions like Bongaon, Basirhat, and Krishnanagar — followed by the issuance of Indian IDs — represents not just electoral malpractice, but a direct challenge to India’s internal security framework.
The exposure of a Pakistani national in Bengal’s voter list has triggered a storm of allegations against the ruling Trinamool Congress, with the BJP calling it proof of a deep-rooted infiltration and vote-bank nexus. The issue now threatens to widen into a full-blown political and administrative crisis, testing the credibility of both the West Bengal Election Commission and the state’s governance apparatus.
