Suvendu government hands over 120 acres land to centre for securing 'Chicken's neck'

West Bengal Government, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, has authorized the immediate transfer of 120 acres of highly strategic land within the Siliguri Corridor to the central government. Geopolitically labeled as the "Chicken's Neck," this narrow stretch of land in North Bengal connects India’s northeastern states with the rest of the country.

The land allocation process, which had reportedly been heavily bottlenecked and delayed under the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime, was expedited following a zero-tolerance administrative order issued by the Chief Minister. The Siliguri Corridor remains one of the most geopolitically sensitive zones in South Asia, sharecropping its geographical borders with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and China.

Intelligence agencies have consistently red-flagged the zone due to active threats from transnational militant outfits trying to destabilize India through the influx of illicit firearms, narcotics, and counterfeit currency. Furthermore, unchecked infiltration has triggered massive demographic variations across the regional border districts. During the recent state assembly election campaigns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had explicitly warned voters that foreign syndicates were actively plotting to fracture the "Chicken's Neck," accusing the previous state setup of turning a blind eye to border vulnerabilities.