West Bengal minister Ashok Kirtania said land acquisition in most parts of the North 24 Parganas district was progressing satisfactorily, but flagged resistance in the Basirhat area
Mr. Sarma said that many organisations in Assam demand that the border must be sealed in the State, but this was meaningless without a similar closure in West Bengal
On December 11, 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Supreme Court that the West Bengal government had not adopted the LARR Act 2013, which allows land acquisition for public purposes
Alleging that the previous government did not implement the BNS in violation of the Constitution, he said the Cabinet decided to implement the criminal law in the State