Cong ignored chicken's neck, left northeast vulnerable: CM Sarma

The Siliguri Corridor is often described as India's Achilles heel in terms of national security

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the foreign policy decision taken in 1971 after the Liberation War to create another country resulted in ignoring the issue of Chickens Neck which left North East region vulnerable.

In a critique of the Congress party's foreign policy decisions, Sarma reignited the decades-old debate on India's strategic approach during and after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.

Referring to the recently launched #OperationSindoor initiative—a social media campaign celebrating India's military and strategic strength—Sarma demanded that the Congress clarify its stance on the critical decisions made during that pivotal moment in South Asian history.