"Creating Bangladesh was a mistake, not occupying it was a bigger mistake"

The Dhaka Times Desk India's Assam state BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MLA Shiladitya Dev criticized the great liberation war of 1971. He said, 'Creating Bangladesh was a mistake, not occupying it was a bigger mistake'.

According to the Times of India, in an interview given to a local TV channel on Monday, he said, "The creation of Bangladesh was a big mistake, not occupying it after it was separated from Pakistan was a bigger mistake."

Shiladitya also said, 'Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made a mistake by liberating the then East Pakistan in 1971. The newly born Bangladesh was not annexed by the Congress government as a part of India. It was the biggest mistake in Indian history. If it had then been made a part of India, then the price of the mistake would have been paid'.

Meanwhile, Times of India also said that Shiladitya was contacted on behalf of the newspaper after such a statement. Even then, he remained steadfast in his same statement that 'the influx of Muslims from the neighboring country is mainly responsible for the change in the demographic picture of Assam. If you look at this aspect, you will understand why he keeps saying this.