Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Suvendu Adhikari Links Bengal Security With National Security
Suvendu Adhikari said West Bengal is important for India’s safety.
The state is near the borders of Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
It also contains the Siliguri Corridor, a narrow route connecting northeastern India with the rest of the country.
Adhikari said police, government officials and border forces must work together.
He praised Home Minister Amit Shah for strengthening border security.
He also praised Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s ideas about Bengal’s unity and security.
Shah and Adhikari attended a security programme in Siliguri.
They later opened an exhibition about India’s new criminal laws.
Suvendu Adhikari said West Bengal’s security is closely connected to India’s national security.
He cited Bengal’s proximity to Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh as a strategic concern.
Adhikari praised Amit Shah’s border-security measures and called him the “Chanakya of modern India”.
He emphasized coordination among the Sashastra Seema Bal, Border Security Force and state agencies.
Amit Shah and Adhikari inaugurated a new criminal-laws exhibition in Siliguri after the Sashastra Seema Bal programme.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Sashastra Seema Bal, the Border Security Force and state agencies.
- What
- Adhikari discussed West Bengal’s role in national security, border protection and coordination between central and state agencies.
- When
- Adhikari spoke on Friday; Amit Shah had arrived in Siliguri on Thursday for a three-day programme.
- Where
- At a Sashastra Seema Bal programme and a criminal-laws exhibition in Siliguri, including Kawakhali.
- Why
- Because West Bengal borders Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh and contains the strategically important Siliguri Corridor.
- Main speaker
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
- Union minister present
- Amit Shah
- Strategic region
- Siliguri Corridor, also known as the “Chicken’s Neck”
- Nearby international borders
- Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh
- Security forces mentioned
- Sashastra Seema Bal and Border Security Force
- Event theme
- “Justice for All”
- Additional event
- An exhibition on the new criminal laws was inaugurated at Kawakhali in Siliguri