'Our Neighbouring Country Is...': Himanta Sarma Raises Bangladesh Chicken Neck Corridors Again

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Last Updated:May 25, 2025, 19:55 IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that Bangladesh has 2 chickenhearted cervix corridors and those are "far much vulnerable" than India's Siliguri Corridor.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (PTI File)

Raising the contented of Chicken Neck Corridor for the 2nd clip successful a week, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Sunday reminded Bangladesh of 2 of its chickenhearted necks, stating that they are “far much vulnerable".

Putting retired the details of 2 of the corridors successful Bangladesh, Sarma said that helium was lone “presenting geographical facts that immoderate whitethorn thin to forget".

His remarks person travel astatine a clip erstwhile Bangladesh’s interim authorities chief, Muhammad Yunus, raked up authorities implicit India’s Chicken Neck corridor that connects the federation to the North East. During his sojourn to China, Yunus had besides spoken astir India’s “landlocked" north-east region.

Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam – 1 of the Northeastern states – addressed his X station “to those who habitually endanger India" connected the corridor, seemingly for Bangladesh.

“1️⃣ Bangladesh has 2 of its ain “chicken necks". Both are acold much vulnerable. 2️⃣ First is the 80 Km North Bangladesh Corridor- from Dakhin Dinajpur to South West Garo Hills. Any disruption here, tin wholly isolate the full Rangpur part from remainder of Bangladesh. 3️⃣Second is the 28 km Chittagong Corridor, from South Tripura till the Bay of Bengal. This corridor, smaller than India’s chickenhearted neck, is the lone nexus betwixt Bangladesh’s economical superior and governmental capital," helium tweeted.

“I americium lone presenting geographical facts that immoderate whitethorn thin to forget. Just similar India’s Siliguri Corridor, our neighbouring state is besides embedded with 2 constrictive corridors of theirs," Sarma added.

Addressing reporters connected Wednesday, helium had issued a informing to Bangladesh implicit its increasing involvement successful India’s delicate Siliguri Corridor, besides known arsenic the Chicken’s Neck

“We person 1 Chicken’s Neck. But Bangladesh has 2 Chicken Necks. If Bangladesh attacks our Chicken’s Neck, we volition onslaught some the Chicken Necks of Bangladesh. The 1 successful Meghalaya connecting Chittagong larboard successful Bangladesh is adjacent thinner than India’s Chicken’s Neck and is located conscionable a stone’s propulsion away," Sarma had said.

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Assam, India, India

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