Infiltration plug Delhi priority

Narendra Modi government will deal the 'infiltration and illegal immigrants' issue in India's northeast as a matter of 'priority'. The new government will also complete all pending fencing work along the northeast border. Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has said this as he outlined New Delhi's priorities in areas ranging from domestic issues to foreign policy in his 55-minute address to a joint session of Lok Sabha (Indian parliament) on Monday evening. India's northeast region shares a long border with Bangladesh. The issue of 'infiltration and illegal immigrants' came to the fore during BJP leader Modi's elections campaigns,. In his speeches, particularly in the West Bengal state, Modi had asked 'illegal Bangladeshi migrants in India should pack up and leave' on May 16, when the results of the world's largest democratic exercise was to be announced. He later said he would make every effort to improve relations with Bangladesh should he come to power, according to bdnews24.com.