Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate a new Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) border outpost in Bihar’s Araria district this Thursday, as part of a broader push to tighten security and infrastructure along the India-Nepal frontier. According to officials, the visit includes a direct review of the "Vibrant Villages" programme, with Shah expected to spend the afternoon meeting local residents to discuss development in these remote frontier pockets.
This marks Shah's first trip to Bihar since November 2025, when he attended the swearing-in ceremony for Nitish Kumar’s cabinet following the NDA's decisive assembly election win. Arriving on Wednesday for a three-day stint, the Home Minister has already chaired a meeting with the Land Ports Authority of India. His itinerary is focused on the Seemanchal region— a strategically sensitive and densely populated belt that sits precariously close to the borders of both Nepal and Bangladesh.
Beyond infrastructure, the visit carries significant political and security weight. Officials suggest Shah will be briefed on "demographic changes" and the challenges of policing the notoriously porous Nepalese border. State BJP spokesperson Prem Ranjan Patel described the tour as a "decisive step" for national security, noting that the region's geography makes it a unique challenge for intelligence networks and maintaining local stability.
The Home Minister’s tour will wrap up on Friday in Purnea, an area frequently hit by floods and economic hardship, before he flies back to the capital.
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