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Humayun Kabir Backs Bengal Cabinet's BSF Land Handover Decision

Humayun Kabir, a legislator from the Aam Janata Unnayan Party, has welcomed the West Bengal cabinet's decision to hand over land to the BSF for border fencing. The decision, taken in the first cabinet meeting led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, aims to secure the unfenced border with Bangladesh within 45 days. Kabir expressed faith in the new Chief Minister's promises of good governance. The move fulfills a pledge made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the BJP's election manifesto.

Key Points: Kabir Welcomes Bengal Cabinet's BSF Land Handover

  • Humayun Kabir welcomes Bengal cabinet's BSF land handover decision
  • Decision to allocate land for border fencing within 45 days
  • Kabir expresses faith in new CM Suvendu Adhikari's promises
  • Decision fulfills BJP's pre-election manifesto promise by Amit Shah
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Humayun Kabir welcomes Bengal cabinet decision on land handover to BSF​

Humayun Kabir welcomes West Bengal cabinet's decision to hand over land to BSF for border fencing within 45 days, citing security and governance.

"The security of the state and the country is associated with this decision. - Humayun Kabir"

Kolkata, May 11

Aam Janata Unnayan Party legislator Humayun Kabir on Monday welcomed the decision taken in the first meeting of the new cabinet in West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, to allocate land to the BSF for the installation of barbed fencing along the currently unfenced international border with Bangladesh within a period of 45 days.​

"The security of the state and the country is associated with this decision. Now there is a double-engine government in West Bengal. So, the long-pending work for ensuring border security should be completed immediately. The land issue related to the matter will be resolved soon," Kabir told IANS.​

Kabir also said that he is placing his faith in the announcement of the new Chief Minister to deliver good governance to the people of the state.​

"The new Chief Minister had made a promise on this count. Let us have faith in his promises. Now it is to be seen how far the promises are delivered," said Kabir.​

The decision taken in the first meeting of the new cabinet to hand over land to the Border Security Force within 45 days was previously promised in the Bharatiya Janata Party's pre-election Sankalp Patra (election manifesto) and announced by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.​

In fact, before the recently concluded West Bengal elections, Shah had specifically said that the decision on this land handover would be taken in the first meeting of the new cabinet, which was exactly done on Monday.​

Kabir, a former Trinamool Congress legislator, was suspended from the party before the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly election after he announced the construction of the Babri Mosque at Beldanga in his native and minority-dominated Murshidabad district, which would be on the lines of the original structure at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh that was demolished on December 6, 1992.​

Thereafter, he floated the Aam Janata Unnayan Party.​

Kabir contested simultaneously from two Assembly constituencies, namely Naoda and Rejinagar, both in Murshidabad district, and was elected from both.​

He is the second Member of the Legislative Assembly, after the new Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, to be elected simultaneously from two Assembly constituencies.​

Adhikari, this time, got elected simultaneously from his native Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district and also from Bhabanipur in south Kolkata.​

At Bhabanipur, he defeated former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by a margin of over 15,000 votes.​

- IANS

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Priya S
Humayun Kabir is certainly an interesting character. From Trinamool to floating his own party, and now supporting the BJP government's decision. Politics mein kuch bhi possible hai! But if this helps prevent illegal infiltration, I'm all for it.
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Rohit P
Good step for national security. The Murshidabad border is very porous and we've seen cases of smuggling and infiltration there. But I am concerned about farmers whose land might be affected. Hope they get proper compensation.
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Kavya N
@Rohit I agree. Security is important but we shouldn't forget the local people who might lose their land. The double-engine government should ensure a transparent process. Also, 45 days seems too ambitious, let's see how it works out.
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Sneha F
Kabir sahab's journey from TMC to his own party and now backing BJP on this is quite the political drama! But on merit, this is a good move. India's borders need to be secured properly, whether it's with Pakistan, China, or Bangladesh.
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Rajesh Q
I'm from Murshidabad and border fencing is long overdue. There's too much cross-border crime. But I wish this wasn't so politicized. Mamata didi opposed it earlier, now BJP is doing it. We need continuity in such important matters irrespective of who's in power.

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