'India is not Dharamshala', Amit Shah says as Lok Sabha passes Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025

The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, is a comprehensive legislation to regulate all matters relating to foreigners and immigration.

Replying to the debate on the bill in the Lok Sabha, Shah said those coming to India for business, education, and investment are welcome, but the ones who pose a threat to security will face stringent action.

He said that India is not a 'Dharamshala. '

“Be it Rohingyas or Bangladeshis, if they come to India to create unrest, strict action will be taken against them,” the home minister said.

"Whether Bangladeshi infiltrators or Rohingyas — earlier they used to enter India through Assam when the Congress was in power. Now they enter India through West Bengal, where the TMC is in power," he said.

The home minister also questioned who issued them Aadhaar cards and citizenship.

The legislation empowers the Centre to exert control over places that are "frequented by any foreigner" and requires the owner to close the premises, permit its use under specified conditions, or refuse admission to all or a "specified class" of foreigners.

The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Union Home Minister of State Nityanand Rai on March 11.

The bill was opposed by Congress MP Manish Tewari from Chandigarh and TMC MP Sougata Roy.

They said the bill violates "multiple fundamental rights" under the Constitution of India.