India, June 5 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday vowed to prevent demographic change in the country, as he visited the Lankamura outpost along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura.

"...be it in Tripura, or West Bengal, or Bihar...we shall not allow demographic change through the gaps in the country's borders. This is our firm belief and resolve," said Shah, who interacted with the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. He added that a pilot "smart border" project will be implemented at seven to eight places in the country.

" There are separate challenges at separate borders. In some cases, it is the drugs, in others, it is human trafficking, weapon, and fake currency smuggling. The BSF should do its best to tackle these challe...