Delhi, 18 July (H.S.): Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to review border security, implementation of the three new criminal laws and other key administrative issues in West Bengal on Saturday as part of his three-day visit to the state.

Shah will begin the day's programme with a visit to the Border Security Force's (BSF) 18th Battalion Border Outpost at Jumagachh near the India-Bangladesh border in Siliguri.

During the visit, he will address a Prahari Sammelan, interact with BSF personnel, participate in a plantation drive, and inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various BSF-related development projects.

Later, the Home Minister will chair a meeting on border management and other administrative issues at Uttar Kanya, the West Bengal government's branch secretariat in Siliguri. He will also review the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) in the state.

Shah is also scheduled to hold a separate meeting on issues relating to birth and death registration before leaving for Kolkata in the evening.

On Sunday, the Union Home Minister will chair a high-level meeting on the law and order situation in West Bengal. He will also inaugurate the first phase of the 'Museum of Words' at the National Library and lay the foundation stone for Amul Bengal Dairy's curd processing plant at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar