Kolkata, May 14 -- West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said the newly formed BJP government in the state has initiated the process of providing land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for border fencing within 45 days, alleging that the previous Mamata Banerjee-led government had delayed the project despite repeated requests from the Centre.

Speaking on the state government's decision to hand over land for fencing along the India-Bangladesh border, Ghosh said the issue had remained pending for years due to a lack of cooperation from the previous administration.

"Our Honourable Central Home Minister Rajnath Ji and Honourable Amit Shah Ji repeatedly appealed to this government (Mamata-led TMC). Rajnath Ji even had a meeting with ...