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India orders new deportation centres days after BJP election victory
India's ruling BJP has ordered the establishment of detention centers for undocumented Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in West Bengal, raising concerns about potential arbitrary expulsions. The directive follows the BJP's recent electoral victory in the state, marking its first governance since India's independence in 1947.
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