‘Pleaded with her’: Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee over border land delay
Amit Shah arrived in Bengal late Thursday evening for a two-day visit and inaugurated several projects related to border security
Union Home Minister Amit Shah rebuked former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday for her administration's delay in providing land necessary for the completion of the India-Bangladesh border fencing. According to Shah, they had exhausted their patience in requesting land from Banerjee, who eventually acquiesced but failed to deliver.
The former chief minister was informed of Shah's plea during a meeting at the North Bengal frontier headquarters of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Siliguri. Shah visited Bengal for a two-day visit, inaugurating various border security and infrastructure projects. He contrasted Banerjee's administration with that of current Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, praising Adhikari's prompt approval of home ministry requests.
Shah highlighted that Adhikari facilitated the acquisition of 11,029 acres of land for the Border Security Force (BSF) and the SSB within 100 days of the government's formation, compared to Banerjee's failure to provide 560 acres for the Siliguri Corridor. Shah emphasized the strategic importance of the 60 km-long Siliguri Corridor, which connects Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and China, and announced plans to enhance its security through increased vigilance, army exercises, and the construction of a high-speed railway corridor.
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