New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders from Jharkhand met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday and discussed the development of the state as well as the current political situation.
The meeting comes at a time when the Jharkhand government on Tuesday released a list of 44 recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) that were cancelled following irregularities, amid student protests over the issue.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital today.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will undertake a two-day visit to Siliguri in West Bengal this weekend and chair a high-level border security meeting aimed at enhancing coordination among security forces and agencies engaged in border management and security preparedness in the region.
During the visit, scheduled for August 21-22, the Home Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of several projects aimed at strengthening border security and interact with personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Wednesday.
As per the schedule, officials said, Shah will arrive in Siliguri on August 21 and participate in a series of programmes focused on border security and management. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for various projects related to border security, underlining the government’s efforts to strengthen infrastructure and security mechanisms along the country’s international borders
During the visit, the Home Minister will also interact with the personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), which is entrusted with guarding 1,751 km of the India-Nepal border and 699 km of the India-Bhutan border. The interaction is expected to provide an opportunity to discuss operational challenges, border management, and the security preparedness of the force deployed in the region. (ANI)
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