GUWAHATI, Dec 3 � Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said that he never made a statement that there was not a single Bangladeshi in the State.
In an official release, Gogoi said that his reported speech made during a public rally at Juria in Nagaon on Sunday was �misinterpreted�, as he never �denied the presence of illegal immigrants in the State.�
Pointing out that the recent white paper brought out by the State Government was a testimony to its commitment towards resolving the influx issue, Gogoi said that the Government had taken a slew of measures to strengthen the machinery for detection and deportation foreigners by setting up river police stations and outposts to prevent infiltration through riverine routes, increasing the number of foreigners tribunals, installing floodlights, etc.
