Union Home Minister Amit Shah Slams TMC Over Delay In Providing Land For Border Fencing
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for not giving land for fencing and stated that West Bengal and India will not be safe if the borders are not secured. Shah targets previous government Speaking at a programme of foundation stone laying ceremonies of various SSB projects at its frontier headquarters in Siliguri in north…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Friday for withholding land necessary for fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border. During a ceremony in Siliguri, West Bengal, Shah thanked the current Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari for granting 1,129 acres of land to bolster border security.
Shah emphasized that the inability to secure the border effectively jeopardizes the safety of both West Bengal and India. The minister lamented that despite numerous requests for land from 2014 to strengthen the fencing, the previous TMC administration refused, dismissing the pleas as falling on "deaf ears." Shah highlighted that the SSB (Special Service Battalion) is not a political organization, and the absence of Mamata Banerjee, the former Chief Minister, at the border forces celebrations sent the wrong message.
Additionally, Shah expressed satisfaction with the complete rendition of 'Vande Mataram' at the Red Fort on Independence Day and inaugurated an exhibition on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a new penal code. The Union Home Minister underscored the provisions of the new laws, stating that they are designed to protect victims rather than focus on punishment.
Under the new system, he assured the audience that cases will reach the Supreme Court within three years.
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