Newly elected West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has decided to hand over the land required for the construction of barbed wire fence along the Bangladesh-India border to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days. Answering a question on this matter, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that ensuring border security is their priority and India looks at this decision from the same perspective.
Jaiswal made this comment during the weekly briefing of the Indian External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi today, Tuesday. However, he declined to comment on whether the West Bengal Chief Minister’s decision would impact Bangladesh-India bilateral relations.
The first cabinet meeting of the BJP government of West Bengal under the leadership of Suvendu Adhikari was held yesterday, Monday. After the meeting, he announced that his government would hand over land to the BSF within 45 days for erecting barbed wire fencing along the international border with Bangladesh.