Won't allow unnatural demographic change in India: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Modi government will not allow unnatural demographic change in India and will drive out every single infiltrator. Addressing the Border Security Force Investiture Ceremony and Rustamji Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on Friday, Shah said, the Government will launch the Smart Border Project and make the entire borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan impenetrable. He said that work is progressing towards creating an impregnable border security grid within the next year by integrating all kinds of technologies under the Smart Border concept. He said the Ministry will soon introduce a Smart Border Project equipped with drones, radars, modern cameras, and other advanced technologies.

Border security is not an isolated duty, it is a territorial responsibility. pic.twitter.com/fwWcPu67SV

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 22, 2026

The Home Minister that the Border Security Force started in 1965 with 25 battalions and limited resources, has now become the world’s largest border guarding force with a strength of nearly two lakh 70 thousand personnel. Mr Shah said, government has extended the BSF’s jurisdiction to 50 kilometers from up to 15 kilometers. He said, the Government has also decided that it will not only stop infiltration, but will handpick each and every infiltrator and sent them out of the country.