The matter was also brought by BGB during the 56th Director General General-Level Conference in the capital of Bangladesh. Siddiqui mentioned that the border murders were discussed, including an incident, where a Bangladeshi boy was allegedly shot dead by BSF.

The BSF chief clarified that the fatal force is used as “only a final option when his life is in danger”, stating that 35 BSF members were seriously injured by sharp weapons emanating by intruders in the first half of the year.

“BSF personnel first warn, then obstruct, and only one final step as an open fire,” Chavadhari explained.

This subject has been a frequent issue in bilateral relations for some time.

Both sides agreed to introduce joint awareness and socio-economic development programs in weak border areas, improving education on border security and preventing criminals from crossing the border. Agreed measures aim to reduce the incidence of attacks, misconduct and deadly to zero.

The two sides repeated their “zero tolerance” stance on armed extremism and terrorist activity, outlining the importance of permanent border pillars in Muhurir Char, emphasized demarcation of the border river and promised to share information to prevent violations of airspace.

Sources familiar with the discussions said that both delegations also decided to advise their respective media outlets against spreading wrong news that could increase tension on the border.

Siddiqui led the 21-member Bangladesh team, while Chavadhari led the 11-individual Indian delegation in these four-day dialogues.

The Rajya Sabha MP said that China’s ongoing journey was “an unavoidable result of that infamous and cowardice.”

Turning to domestic matters, Ramesh highlighted the plight of Manipur, where violence erupted in May 2023. “Even the PM, as jets of jets abroad, is still waiting for his journey to the long -standing people of Manipur to heal wounds,” he wrote.

He accused the Prime Minister of refusing to join with political leaders, civil society organizations and its citizens, stating that the situation stood as a “tragic testimony for the disturbances of the Union Home Minister”.

Ramesh’s comments come when Modi interacted with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, focused on business, technology participation and regional security, underlined India’s strategic engagement in Indo-Pacific.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has continued silence on a shocking revelation about political donations which is doing a growing investigation. Despite public appeals, especially opposition Rahul Gandhi’s Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader, Pol Body has not yet clarified whether it will investigate reports that 10 small known political organizations in Gujarat received Rs 4,300 crore between 2019-20 and 2023-24, like Dainik Bhaskar Based on data collected from ECI.

There are 10 parties nominated in the report: Lokshahi Ptan Party, Bharatiya Rashtriya Janata Dal, Swatantra Abivakti Party, New India United Party, Satyavadi Raksha Party, Bharatiya Janata Parshad, Gujarat Sarwa Samaj Party, brother

The absence of any official statement comes at a time when public confidence in electoral transparency is already under stress. Gandhi, who is currently leading the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar, has accused the ECI of selective intervention, it has charged with an eye to an eye for the irregularities strike in the heart of Indian democracy.

Blame

In a post in Hindi on X on Wednesday, Gandhi highlighted the report, stating that ten political parties, unknown for almost voters, collectively received Rs 4,300 crore in donations. These groups selected only 43 seats in three elections – 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 2022 Gujarat Assembly Polls – receiving only 54,069 votes.

The concerns that have increased the concerns are the gap between their reported expenditure and audit records. According to the filing, the parties claimed that they have spent only Rs 39.02 lakh, yet their audit books have shown the cost of above Rs 3,500 crore. Gandhi gave three indications: “Where did these thousands of crores come from? Who is running these parties? And where did the money go?”