<p>Jalna: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday alleged that bogus birth certificates were being issued to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas in parts of Maharashtra under a scam.</p>.<p>Somiaya said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who handles the Home portfolio, has cracked the whip after exposing these malpractices.</p>.<p>"Over the past six months, 2.14 lakh Bangladeshis and Rohingyas applied for birth certificates in Maharashtra. Bogus birth certificates, ration cards, and school certificates are being issued under a scam.</p>.<p>"Overall, 1.13 lakh birth certificates were issued under suspicious circumstances to these foreign nationals," the former BJP MP from Mumbai alleged while speaking to reporters.</p>.<p>He said the chief minister had ordered strict action against officials for issuing these fake certificates.</p>.<p>Somaiya claimed that 7,957 birth certificates were issued fraudulently in Jalna district, with Bhokardan tehsil leading the list of applications.</p>
<p>Jalna: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Tuesday alleged that bogus birth certificates were being issued to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and Rohingyas in parts of Maharashtra under a scam.</p>.<p>Somiaya said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who handles the Home portfolio, has cracked the whip after exposing these malpractices.</p>.<p>"Over the past six months, 2.14 lakh Bangladeshis and Rohingyas applied for birth certificates in Maharashtra. Bogus birth certificates, ration cards, and school certificates are being issued under a scam.</p>.<p>"Overall, 1.13 lakh birth certificates were issued under suspicious circumstances to these foreign nationals," the former BJP MP from Mumbai alleged while speaking to reporters.</p>.<p>He said the chief minister had ordered strict action against officials for issuing these fake certificates.</p>.<p>Somaiya claimed that 7,957 birth certificates were issued fraudulently in Jalna district, with Bhokardan tehsil leading the list of applications.</p>