A rally over alleged declining population of the tribal in Santhal Pargana, at Yagya Ground in Jamtara in Jharkhand. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI In the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes’ report on the demographic changes in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region, the Commission has recommended roping in non-State actors, specifically non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to deal with the alleged problem of “Bangladeshi infiltration” into the State. The report concludes that the demographic changes in Santhal Pargana region over the last seven decades had been caused by alleged infiltration of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. This is in divergence with the Union government’s understanding of the issue as per an affidavit filed by the Home Ministry last month before the Jharkhand High Court, which is hearing a batch of petitions on the issue. Tough to enumerate However, the NCST’s 28-page report adds, “It may be difficult to enumerate the number of Bangladeshi infiltrators because the number keeps changing and official records are incapable of capturing this.” Ahead of the Assembly election scheduled in Jharkhand later this year, …