Guwahati, Aug. 22 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has cautioned about a potential security threat in the strategic Siliguri Corridor (Chicken's Neck region), citing attempts by "elements" in Bangladesh provoking people in and around the region by invoking their Bangladeshi roots.

Addressing reporters in Guwahati on Thursday, the Chief Minister said, "Last time when I visited Dhubri, we saw a wall writing asking people of Dhubri district to show allegiance to Bangladesh. That area falls in the Chicken's Neck. Now, both sides of the Chicken's Neck have people who are originally from Bangladesh. Our Chicken's Neck is very vulnerable because, in the entire 22 km space, all the people settled there have come originally from Bangla...