Kolkata, Jan. 30 -- Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar welcomed the Calcutta High Court's order directing the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government to hand over land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing work by March 31, terming the directive a "slap in the face" for the state government.

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Majumdar said the High Court's order was a strong message to the Mamata Banerjee-led government and would compel it to act on issues related to national security.

"I appreciate this decision of the court... The court has slapped the West Bengal government in the face, and now this will wake up the govt from its slumber," he said.

Earlier on Thursday, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi also hailed the...