Bihar braces for Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s impactful three-day sojourn from February 25-27, centered on Seemanchal’s seven districts abutting Nepal. Meetings with DMs and SPs will tackle infiltration and demographic imbalances, with the state government on red alert.
Shah’s schedule spotlights Araria, Kishanganj, and Purnea. In border-adjacent hamlets, he’ll mandate precise infiltrator tracking, arrests, and demolition of illicit religious sites. Instructions from Home Minister Samrat Choudhary have district officials in full preparation mode.
The broader goal? Render Seemanchal ‘infiltration-free,’ akin to Naxal clearances, by fusing robust policing, legal frameworks, and growth projects. Shah may inspect Vibrant Villages panchayats, strategize with Home Ministry elites, SSB, BSF, and ED for a master plan poised to reshape the landscape.
Preparations pulse with urgency: border security audits, heightened intel ops, development report compilations to panchayat tiers. Seemanchal’s Muslim populace—68% in Kishanganj, 50-70% in key districts—dwarfs Bihar’s 17.7% average, exacerbated by leaky Nepal-Bangladesh borders. Long a national security flashpoint, these issues demand Shah’s intervention to restore equilibrium and resilience.