Raju Bista visits border villages

PRASHANT ACHARYA, EOI, SILIGURI, JAN 22, 2023: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Sunday joined the BJP and BJYM North Bengal leaders and karyakartas in the ongoing 'BJYM Border Village Sampark Abhiyaan' and visited the Tin Bigha corridor, situated along the Indo-Bangladesh border.

The Tin Bigha corridor enables Bangladesh to access the Dahagram–Angarpota Bangladeshi enclaves within Indian Territory. 

Since Independence, India had 102enclaves in Bangladesh, and Bangladesh had 71 enclaves in India. Complicating the matters further, both countries had enclaves within enclaves, also called counter-enclaves. India had 3 counter-enclaves and Bangladesh 25.Bista said, "Finally, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the historic Constitution (119thAmendment) Bill was passed by Parliament in 2015. This allowed for the exchange of enclaves by India and Bangladesh. In the past the Tin Bigha Corridor symbolized conflict, but today, it has emerged as a symbol of cooperation and friendship between our two nations, and underlines the significance of' Neighbourhood first' and ‘Look East’ policy championed by PM Modi ji.

"He also said that under the leadership of BJYM National President Tejasvi Surya BJYM leaders and Karyakartas from across India have joined the 'BJYM Border Village Sampark Abhiyaan'. This abhiyaan will see BJYM teams visit over 200 border villages across 8 states and 50 districts of India.

"I share my deepest gratitude to BSF Asst Commandant Sh Laxmi Chand ji and Asst. Commandant Sh Samsher Singh ji for hosting us and facilitating the visit to this forward border outpost", Bista further said.