Asserting that neither West Bengal nor India will be safe until its frontiers are secured, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (August 21, 2026) lamented that despite repeated requests, previous Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not provide land required for fencing the India-Bangladesh border in the State.
“My desperate pleas to Mamata Banerjee for land to set up border fences by the BSF fell on deaf ears. We received the land parcel only after the Adhikari government was formed in the state,” Mr. Stating that the SSB is not a political organisation, Mr. Mr.
I had been asking for 1,129 acres of land to strengthen border security since 2014.
Shah said at a programme for groundbreaking and foundation stone laying ceremonies of various SSB projects at its frontier headquarters in Siliguri. Shah said that previous CMs staying away from the celebrations of border forces gave out wrong signals. Shah said he was saddened by previous dispensations in India not awarding due recognition to the national song Vande Mataram since the country gained Independence.
