Amit Shah Chairs Security Review Meet in Bikaner to Bolster Rajasthan Border Security

By Baljit Singh Brar

New Delhi, May 27

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, chaired a high- level security review meet- ing in Bikaner, Rajasthan, to comprehensively assess security-related issues con- cerning the border districts along the Indo-Pakistan Border (IPB). The meeting was attended by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, senior state government officials, along with the District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of 5 border districts – Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Sri Ganganagar, Phalodi. The Meeting focused on enhanced and comprehen- sive border management with greater coordination of the State Government. During the meeting, it was decided to formulate a 360- degree security framework for every border district. This integrated approach will actively involve local cit- izens, the State Government machinery, and all con- cerned security agencies to ensure comprehensive and robust border management. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah stressed the need for strict enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy against illegal constructions, partic- ularly within 0-15 km of the international border. He directed the concerned authorities to demolish all such unauthorized construc- tions. Shri Amit Shah empha- sized on a coordinated bor- der management strategy involving the Border Security Force (BSF), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and the State Government machinery to effectively address infiltra- tion, narcotics smuggling, encroachment, terror financ- ing, and other trans-border crimes. Union Home Minister directed District Magistrates to assume enhanced responsibilities, including ensuring full legal and financial compliance by all banks, verification of major business establish- ments, scrutiny of their fund- ing sources, tracking of mule accounts and shell compa- nies, identification of fake Aadhaar cards, and preven- tion of smuggling. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah instructed to effective- ly utilize the ‘1930’ call cen- tre for prompt redressal of cybercrimes and full imple- mentation of the three new criminal laws to strengthen law enforcement and judicial processes in the region.