TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh questioned the legality of the West Bengal government’s new mechanism for handling illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, arguing that detainees must first be produced before a court under existing legal procedure. His remarks came after West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that illegal migrants detained in the state would be handed directly to the Border Security Force (BSF) for deportation instead of being presented before courts. According to reports, the directive came into effect on May 20 and was communicated to the state police and Railway Protection Force.