Union minister Reddy visits Indo-Bhutan border
KOKRAJHAR: Union minister of state for Home affairs JK Reddy has made his maiden visit at Darranga along the India-Bhutan border area in Assam's Baksa district on Sunday.
Reddy met high officials of SSB and Indian army and made an interactive session with security officers at 64th Battalion of SSB camp base at Darranga in the Indo-Bhutan border.\
Reddy also visited border pillar at Sandroop Jhongkar along the India-Bhutan border.
During the visit, BTAD IGP Anurag Agarwal, Baksa deputy commissioner, Baksa Sp and several officials from SSB accompanied Reddy.
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