Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited Border Out Post (BOP) in the Jikabari area in the Cooch Behar district.
"Visited Jikabari Border Outpost (BOP) of Indo-Bangladesh Border and interacted with (M0 @BSF_India jawans to know their experiences. The whole nation is proud of your dedication and devotion to duty," tweeted Shah today.
During his visit, he inspected the Teen Bigha Corridor at the India-Bangladesh Border in West Bengal.
He also interacted with BSF personnel at the venue.
Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, was scheduled to attend the cultural programme Mukti-Matrika ('Freedom as Mother') at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata today evening.
However, following the mysterious death of a BJP worker in Kolkata today, Union Home Ministercancelled all welcome events planned for him in the city. Home Minister is likely to visit the deceased worker's residence at Chitpur straight from the airport, officials said totoday.
( With inputs from ANI )
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