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Home Minister Amit Shah to attend SSB and border security programmes in Siliguri
✍️ Telangana Today
🗓 21 Aug 2026, 09:18 AM
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend SSB‑organized border security programmes in Siliguri, West Bengal, as part of efforts to boost frontier vigilance.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Siliguri in West Bengal to take part in programmes organised by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) focusing on border security.
The visit comes as part of the government's effort to strengthen surveillance and operational readiness along India’s northern and eastern frontiers, where Siliguri serves as a strategic gateway to the Northeast and neighboring countries.
During the programme, Shah is expected to interact with SSB officials, review training exercises and discuss measures to curb cross‑border infiltration and smuggling. The minister’s presence underscores the central government’s emphasis on bolstering border management in the region.
The visit comes as part of the government's effort to strengthen surveillance and operational readiness along India’s northern and eastern frontiers, where Siliguri serves as a strategic gateway to the Northeast and neighboring countries.
During the programme, Shah is expected to interact with SSB officials, review training exercises and discuss measures to curb cross‑border infiltration and smuggling. The minister’s presence underscores the central government’s emphasis on bolstering border management in the region.