Stance on infiltration, CAA, and minority outreach Suvendu Adhikari has advocated for stricter measures against illegal infiltration in
West Bengal and has emphasised the distinction between Indian Muslims and foreign infiltrators, such as
Rohingya Muslims. On 25 October 2025, he stated that the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not against
Indian Muslims; their target is Rohingya infiltrators, and he accused the
Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of assisting in their settlement with fake documents. He claimed that the TMC's policy has facilitated the inclusion of such infiltrators in the voter lists, and based on the proportion of 30 lakh fake voters identified in
Bihar, he claimed that there are up to 90 lakh fake voters in Bengal. Adhikari has campaigned for the implementation of the
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to grant citizenship to persecuted
Hindu refugees from Bangladesh and has emphasised outreach to certain communities, such as the Matuas. On 25 October 2025, he urged Bangladeshi Hindu refugees in West Bengal to apply for citizenship at CAA awareness camps. During the 2024 unrest in Bangladesh, he warned of up to 1 crore Hindu refugees fleeing to West Bengal, called for the state to be prepared, and cited the CAA's provisions for non-Muslim refugees who entered from neighbouring countries before 31 December 2014. Particularly in the context of the 2024-2025 political instability and
anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh, Adhikari has linked the concern of infiltration to the need for greater border security, claiming that West Bengal's demographic change is accelerating. He has demanded increased surveillance at the border to prevent the entry of uncontrolled refugees, organised protests near the India-Bangladesh border, and threatened to impose trade sanctions if attacks on Hindus continue, as he stated in his rallies on 5 December 2024, and 12 November 2024. Regarding minority outreach, on 17 October 2025, he assured Indian Muslims that the Election Commission's
Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list would only target Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators, not any valid citizens, and that the SIR is part of an effort to purify the electoral rolls without affecting the native population.
Efforts against corruption and post-poll violence Adhikari has been pursuing investigations into West Bengal's chit fund scandals, alleging the involvement of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership and the state administration. In July 2023, he publicly offered to supply the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with evidence concerning Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee's involvement in the Sarada scam, while simultaneously criticising the agency's hesitation in interrogating high-ranking officials. Earlier, in March 2023, he wrote to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi questioning the CBI's reluctance to take action against high-placed individuals accused in the decade-old Sarada case, and called for decisive steps to dismantle state-level protection rackets. In a separate letter to the CBI Director that same month, he highlighted delays in the investigation of multiple chit fund operations, alleging that the accused, including TMC personalities, had influenced the probe even from custody. Following the declaration of the West Bengal Assembly election results on 2 May 2021, Adhikari compiled documentation of the post-election violence, including videos and affidavits detailing attacks on BJP workers that began on 3 May. In May 2021, he filed a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court, annexing evidence of targeted attacks, property destruction, and displacement across various districts, which led to judicial monitoring and orders for registering FIRs. As a result of these efforts, in July 2021, amid the government's denial of retaliatory violence against opposition supporters, the High Court issued a mandatory directive compelling the state to register cases for all reported incidents and to cooperate with the
National Human Rights Commission's investigation. The evidence Adhikari submitted was cited in subsequent petitions, including appeals that reached the Supreme Court. Adhikari has consistently advocated for the operational independence of central agencies like the
Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the CBI, and has condemned alleged TMC-driven obstructions in investigations related to corruption and violence. He has highlighted recoveries made by the CBI in TMC-related cases, such as the April 2024 Sandeshkhali raid which uncovered weaponry linked to the assault on ED staff, presenting these as evidence of systematic protection by the ruling party. In assembly speeches and public statements, he has pushed for unhindered central investigations into the TMC's administrative failures, calling the autonomy of these agencies essential for eradicating entrenched corruption without state interference. ==Controversies==