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Shah Begins Andamans Visit to Chair MHA Panel as CDS Tours Islands Under Tight Security

The trip highlights the archipelago’s strategic role, reinforcing Delhi’s Connect East focus.

Overview

  • Amit Shah arrived in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday night for a three-day visit and will chair the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting at Wandoor on Saturday.
  • Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai and several MPs who sit on the panel are slated to take part in the meeting.
  • In the afternoon, Shah will inaugurate an exhibition on the new criminal laws at the ITF Ground and later lay foundation stones for multiple projects at Netaji Stadium.
  • Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan is on a parallel tour, visiting Car Nicobar and the Andaman and Nicobar Command during his Friday–Saturday program.
  • Security has been tightened across South Andaman, with a district order banning drones and other aerial activities from January 2 to 4; Shah is scheduled to depart on January 4.