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Decode Politics: Why Suvendu Adhikari govt has decided to transfer Bengal border land to BSF within 45 days
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Decode Politics: Why Suvendu Adhikari govt has decided to transfer Bengal border land to BSF within 45 days

The Indian Express·IE Online·22 days ago
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The newly formed BJP government in West Bengal under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari held its first Cabinet meeting at the state secretariat in Kolkata Monday, announcing a series of decisions ranging from national security to administrative reforms. In a move described as “crucial for national security,” the state government decided to hand over all pending land required for border fencing to the Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days. The issue of land acquisition for the India-Bangladesh border had been a major flashpoint during the Assembly polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had frequently accused the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime under Mamata Banerjee of blocking these transfers. “The previous government stalled these projects to protect illegal infiltrators. We have removed those roadblocks,” Adhikari told the media.…

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