Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Amit Shah to Review SSB Projects, Border Security in Siliguri
Amit Shah is visiting Siliguri during a three-day trip to West Bengal.
He will meet members of the Sashastra Seema Bal, which guards important border areas.
He is expected to open new projects and begin work on other SSB projects.
He will also share a traditional communal meal with SSB personnel.
Later, he will visit an exhibition about three new criminal laws.
These laws replaced three older laws on July 1, 2024.
Shah will also take part in meetings about border security.
The meetings will focus especially on the Siliguri Corridor, an important route to northeastern India.
Amit Shah is scheduled to visit the SSB Frontier Headquarters in Siliguri around 11:15 a.m. on Friday.
He will inaugurate and lay foundations for Sashastra Seema Bal infrastructure projects, interact with personnel, and join a traditional “Bara Khana” meal.
Shah will visit the “Five Pillars: Transformed Justice System” exhibition at Kawakhali Ground around 2:30 p.m.
The exhibition highlights three criminal laws that took effect on July 1, 2024, replacing the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act.
His three-day visit includes security meetings focused on the Siliguri Corridor and coordination among border and intelligence agencies.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Sashastra Seema Bal personnel, with security and state authorities involved in scheduled meetings.
- What
- Shah will attend SSB infrastructure ceremonies, interact with personnel, visit an exhibition on new criminal laws, and participate in security-related meetings.
- When
- Friday during Shah’s three-day West Bengal visit; a high-level border-security review meeting is expected on Saturday, August 22.
- Where
- Siliguri, West Bengal, including the SSB Frontier Headquarters, Kawakhali Ground, and other scheduled meeting locations.
- Why
- The stated agenda is to engage with the SSB, promote awareness of the new criminal justice framework, and review border security around the strategically important Siliguri Corridor.
- Visitor
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- SSB programme
- SSB Frontier Headquarters, around 11:15 a.m. Friday
- Kawakhali programme
- Exhibition and public programme at around 2:30 p.m.
- Exhibition
- “Five Pillars: Transformed Justice System,” scheduled from August 21 to 26
- New laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
- Effective date
- July 1, 2024
- Security focus
- The Siliguri Corridor, also known as the “Chicken’s Neck,” and coordination among the BSF, SSB, intelligence agencies, and state authorities
