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Amit Shah regional security and administrative visits

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has undertaken a series of high-level meetings and visits focused on regional security and administrative matters in India. Initially, Shah chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council meeting in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. This summit involved Chief Ministers from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as representatives from Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The council addressed addressing inter-state water-sharing disputes regarding the Cauvery, Mullaperiyar, Krishna, and Godavari rivers. Shah emphasized the need for faster resolutions through dialogue, suggesting joint meetings involving the Union Ministries of Jal Shakti and Home Affairs, the Inter-State Council, and the affected states. Other topics included power transmission tariffs, disputes, coastal security, fiscal devolution, and constituency delimitation. fiscal devolution. Following these meetings, this, Shah moved to conducted a three-day security review in North Bengal to conduct security reviews of focused on the Siliguri corridor, referred to as or the ‘Chicken’s Neck’. During a three-day visit centered in Siliguri, Shah reviewed security along the international borders with Nepal, Bhutan, To enhance surveillance and Bangladesh. He prevent infiltration, he announced the establishment of a triangular ‘triangular security grid around the corridor, grid’ with operational bases in West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam to enhance surveillance and prevent infiltration, smuggling, Dhubri (Assam), Kishanganj (Bihar), and human trafficking. As part of Chopra (West Bengal). During this visit, Shah also inaugurated infrastructure projects for the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and opened an exhibition titled ‘5 Pillars: The Changed Judicial System’ to showcase showcased India’s three new criminal laws: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. He described laws, describing the new framework as being ‘more transparent, technology-driven, and victim-centric’. Additionally, Concluding his visit, Shah engaged addressed regional political stability by meeting with communities in Gorkha community leaders and political representatives from the Darjeeling hills regarding hills. He announced the formation of a committee, led by former BSF Director General Pankaj Kumar Singh, to draft an agreement and finalize modalities for a ‘permanent political demands solution’ regarding Gorkha identity and credited constitutional recognition. Regarding border management, Shah criticized the previous Mamata Banerjee-led government for delaying land allotments required for fencing, while crediting the current administration under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari for the prompt allotment of 1,129 acres of land to the BSF and SSB. During his time in North Bengal, Shah also participated in the ‘Bada Khana’ tradition with SSB personnel. to strengthen frontier security.

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