Sonowal said sealing of the border has been a long-cherished dream of the people of Assam to insulate the state from illegal immigrants.
Sonowal said sealing of the border has been a long-cherished dream of the people of Assam to insulate the state from illegal immigrants.
Guwahati
: On the last leg of his two-day visit of the Indo-Bangla border at Mankachar sector, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said a lot needs to be done to seal the porous Indo-Bangla border and end illegal entry of foreigners.
Sonowal toured Dewaner Alga under Hasichar Border Outpost and vowed to take an exhaustive and all-inclusive step on war footing towards sealing the border.
-"A lot needs to be done to seal the porous border areas in sync with the expectations of the people of Assam. The BJP-led regime in the state attaches topmost priority to seal the Indo-Bangla border to make Assam free from illegal foreigners,-" he said in a statement.
Sonowal said sealing of the border has been a long-cherished dream of all sections of people of Assam to insulate the state from illegal immigrants.
-"We also seek cooperation from all sections of the people to fortify our international borders, including Karimganj, and create a protective shield against all cross-border movements like smuggling,-" he said.
The Chief Minister took a ride by steamer on the Brahmaputra along the riverine border to get a first hand view of the status of the international border that the state shares with Bangladesh.
