Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Amit Shah Visits West Bengal for Border Security Meetings
Amit Shah is visiting West Bengal for three days.
He is the Union Home Minister.
His meetings will focus on keeping the borders safe.
He will also discuss an area called the “Chicken’s Neck.”
BJP leaders welcomed him at Bagdogra airport.
In Siliguri, he is expected to meet border-security officials and SSB personnel.
He will also attend ceremonies for new border projects and party meetings.
He is scheduled to return to the national capital on Saturday afternoon.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah began a three-day visit to West Bengal on Thursday.
His agenda includes border security and the strategically important area known as the “Chicken’s Neck.”
Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, welcomed Shah at Bagdogra airport.
Shah is scheduled to meet officials at the SSB Frontier Headquarters in Siliguri on Friday.
He will attend border-project foundation ceremonies, meet SSB personnel, hold organizational meetings, and visit a Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita exhibition.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, West Bengal BJP leaders, SSB personnel, and other officials.
- What
- A three-day visit involving border-security meetings, project ceremonies, organizational meetings, and a Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita exhibition.
- When
- From Thursday through Saturday, with Shah scheduled to leave for the national capital on Saturday afternoon.
- Where
- West Bengal, including Bagdogra airport and the SSB Frontier Headquarters in Siliguri.
- Why
- To address border security and the “Chicken’s Neck,” meet SSB personnel, attend project ceremonies, and conduct organizational meetings.
- Visitor
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Location
- West Bengal
- Key security site
- SSB Frontier Headquarters, Siliguri
- Main agenda
- Border security and the “Chicken’s Neck”
- Scheduled activities
- Border-project foundation ceremonies and interaction with SSB personnel
- Political activities
- Organizational meetings on Friday and Saturday
- Departure
- Saturday afternoon for the national capital