Assam CM Sarma Lauds Scrapping of Bangladesh Transhipment, Calls It a Big Boost for NE Security
First Published: 11th April, 2025 13:52 IST
He also described the decision as a reflection of the government’s commitment to protect the country’s “strategic and economic priorities”.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has lauded the Centre’s decision to withdraw the transhipment facility to Bangladesh for exports to various countries.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the decision reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government’s priority to safeguard the security of the Northeast region.
He also described the decision as a reflection of the government’s commitment to protect the country’s “strategic and economic priorities”.
“India’s decision to revoke the transshipment facility for Bangladesh underscores Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi ‘s unwavering commitment to safeguarding national interests and the security of the Northeast region. This decisive action reflects the government’s firm stance on protecting India’s strategic and economic priorities,” CM Sarma tweeted.
India on April 9 withdrew the transhipment facility extended to Bangladesh for exports to the Middle East, Europe and various other countries through its ports and airports.
The move came in the backdrop of the recent controversial statement of the head of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus in China that India’s northeastern states are landlocked and his country was the “only guardian of the ocean” in the region.
CM Sarma had earlier described Yunus’s statement as “offensive and strongly condemnable”, and called for prioritisation of exploring alternative routes connecting the Northeast to the rest of India, bypassing the ‘Chicken’s Neck’.
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