Overview
- Amit Shah arrived in Siliguri and on Friday led foundation‑laying and inauguration ceremonies at the Sashastra Seema Bal frontier headquarters and met SSB personnel during a communal 'bara khana'.
- He opened a public exhibition explaining India’s three new criminal laws and used the event to press for faster implementation and wider public awareness across North Bengal.
- Shah publicly accused former CM Mamata Banerjee of blocking land needed for border fencing and said the new state government has handed over more than 1,100 acres and 560 acres for Siliguri‑Corridor projects.
- The home minister announced stepped‑up use of drones, anti‑drone systems, thermal imaging, AI surveillance and real‑time intelligence sharing as central pillars of the planned capability upgrades.
- A high‑level inter‑agency border‑security review among SSB, BSF, intelligence and state authorities is scheduled for Saturday to finalise coordination, project implementation and ground approvals, which could speed fence work and force deployments near the narrow Siliguri Corridor.