Amit Shah criticised the previous TMC government for not providing land for Indo-Bangladesh border fencing in West Bengal. Speaking in Siliguri, he said 1,129 acres were allocated after the new government came to power. Shah also highlighted SSB’s role and said new criminal laws are victim-centric and strengthen justice delivery.
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 Bengal, Shah thanked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari for granting 1129 acres of land to strengthen border security.
“Since 2014, despite my several pleas to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the land to strengthen the fencing of the Indo-Bangladesh border, we didn’t get the land. All the pleadings fell on deaf ears. We got land after Suvendu Adhikari had formed the government,” said Shah.
The Union Home Minister also mentioned that SSB is not any political organisation and also that absence of the previous Chief Minister from the celebrations of border forces gave out wrong signals.
Shah highlights new laws
Shah also mentioned that he was extremely happy when the complete version of ‘Vande Mataram’ was sung on the 80th Independence Day at the Red Fort.
Shah had also inaugurated an exhibition on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
