Amit Shah in Siliguri Today, to Review Border Security and Unveil SSB Projects
Shah will unveil SSB infrastructure projects and join a border security review as officials coordinate agencies and promote the new criminal laws.
- On Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Sashastra Seema Bal Frontier Headquarters in Siliguri to unveil infrastructure projects, emphasizing the strategic importance of the Siliguri Corridor, known as the "Chicken's Neck."
- Shah lamented that previous Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ignored requests for 1,129 acres of land to fence the India-Bangladesh border since 2014; current Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari provided the parcel after taking office.
- The Home Minister visited an exhibition titled "Five Pillars: Transformed Justice System" at Kawakhali Ground, running until August 26 to educate the public on three new criminal laws enacted July 1, 2024.
- On Saturday, Shah will meet public representatives from the Darjeeling hills to discuss a "permanent political solution" for Gorkha communities, with leaders from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha expected to attend.
- Shah noted the complete version of Vande Mataram was performed at the Red Fort during this year's Independence Day celebrations, expressing solace that the nation recognized the song on the 150th year of its creation by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
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Amit Shah to review Siliguri border security, unveil projects and new laws
Amit Shah will visit Siliguri for SSB events, a legal awareness exhibition and a public meeting. The trip also underscores border security concerns and renewed talks on a Darjeeling hill settlement.
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Hindustan TimesShah to unveil infra projects at SSB frontier HQ, visit exhibition on new criminal laws in Siliguri
Siliguri, Aug 21 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to attend a series of programmes in West Bengal’s Siliguri on Friday, with border security and awareness about the country’s new criminal laws on the agenda, officials said. Shah is scheduled to visit the SSB Frontier Headquarters in Siliguri around 11.15 am, and unveil […]
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Times of IndiaAmit Shah in Siliguri today, to review border security and unveil SSB projects
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Siliguri on Friday for border security programs. He will unveil infrastructure projects and interact with SSB personnel at their headquarters. Shah will also attend an exhibition on India's three new criminal laws. His visit highlights the region's strategic importance near international borders. Security meetings are also scheduled during his three-day visit.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Siliguri today and tomorrow, part of the 22-kilometer-wide narrow corridor known as the "Chicken's Neck," which connects the Northeast with the rest of India and borders China, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. Shah will visit the SSB Frontier Headquarters to lay the foundation stone for several border security projects and meet with soldiers. On Saturday, he will chair a high-level meeting.
Shah North Bengal Visit: Home Minister Reviews Security At Siliguri Corridor And Eastern Borders
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has arrived in North Bengal for a significant three-day visit, marking his second trip to the region within a single month. The primary objective of this visit is to conduct a comprehensive review of the security apparatus along the eastern borders of India, with a specific focus on the strategically vital Siliguri corridor and the international borders shared with Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. The visit underscore…
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