Bsf Extension

The government today said the Border Security Force (BSF) has achieved success in curbing smuggling of drugs and other contraband items following the extension of territorial jurisdiction along India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

In a move which may provoke the BJP government at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked the Cooch Behar Police not to allow the Border Security Force (BSF) beyond 50 kms from the international border.

Punjab on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against the centre's extension of the Border Security Force's (BSF) jurisdiction in three states - Assam, Bengal and Punjab - from 15 km to 50 km from the international border.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed the police in Nadia district having border with Bangladesh not to allow the Border Security Force (BSF) to enter areas that are outside its jurisdiction.

The extension in territorial jurisdiction of the BSF in some states is aimed at empowering the border force to discharge its border guarding duties more effectively, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The central government on Tuesday said the governments of West Bengal and Punjab have expressed their apprehensions over a notification extending the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) in certain states and termed them "ill-founded".

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Dilip Ghosh called film director Aparna Sen an "anti-national" for her alleged remarks opposing the extension of the BSF's jurisdiction in West Bengal.

BSF Jurisdiction Extension: The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Centre's decision to extend the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction, amid opposition by BJP legislators.

Amid a row over the extension of the territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in Punjab, a top officer of the border guarding force on Saturday said the powers of the state police remain intact and the BSF is only there to complement it.

The Punjab Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution against the Centre's notification extending the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction and sought its withdrawal while terming it an "insult" to the state police.

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday moved a resolution in Vidhan Sabha's special session, demanding the withdrawal of the Centre's directive that increases BSF's jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 km in the state.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that he would meet Home Minister Amit Shah "to know his thoughts about" the extension of the BSF's operational jurisdiction.

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal on Friday urged all political parties in the state to "stop fighting among themselves" and "wage a united fight" against Center's move.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday targeted the Punjab government over issue of extension of the BSF's jurisdiction by the Centre, saying Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has "surrendered" more than half of the state to the Modi government.

The matters related to internal security should not be politicised and should be dealt with better coordination, said former Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), BN Sharma.

The government today said the Border Security Force (BSF) has achieved success in curbing smuggling of drugs and other contraband items following the extension of territorial jurisdiction along India's borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

In a move which may provoke the BJP government at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked the Cooch Behar Police not to allow the Border Security Force (BSF) beyond 50 kms from the international border.

Punjab on Saturday moved the Supreme Court against the centre's extension of the Border Security Force's (BSF) jurisdiction in three states - Assam, Bengal and Punjab - from 15 km to 50 km from the international border.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed the police in Nadia district having border with Bangladesh not to allow the Border Security Force (BSF) to enter areas that are outside its jurisdiction.

The extension in territorial jurisdiction of the BSF in some states is aimed at empowering the border force to discharge its border guarding duties more effectively, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

The central government on Tuesday said the governments of West Bengal and Punjab have expressed their apprehensions over a notification extending the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) in certain states and termed them "ill-founded".

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Dilip Ghosh called film director Aparna Sen an "anti-national" for her alleged remarks opposing the extension of the BSF's jurisdiction in West Bengal.

BSF Jurisdiction Extension: The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Centre's decision to extend the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction, amid opposition by BJP legislators.

Amid a row over the extension of the territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force in Punjab, a top officer of the border guarding force on Saturday said the powers of the state police remain intact and the BSF is only there to complement it.

The Punjab Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution against the Centre's notification extending the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction and sought its withdrawal while terming it an "insult" to the state police.

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday moved a resolution in Vidhan Sabha's special session, demanding the withdrawal of the Centre's directive that increases BSF's jurisdiction from 15 km to 50 km in the state.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday that he would meet Home Minister Amit Shah "to know his thoughts about" the extension of the BSF's operational jurisdiction.

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal on Friday urged all political parties in the state to "stop fighting among themselves" and "wage a united fight" against Center's move.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday targeted the Punjab government over issue of extension of the BSF's jurisdiction by the Centre, saying Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has "surrendered" more than half of the state to the Modi government.

The matters related to internal security should not be politicised and should be dealt with better coordination, said former Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF), BN Sharma.