Bsf Jurisdiction Extension News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday welcomed the extension of the Border Security Force's (BSF) operational jurisdiction in coordination with the state police and said that the move will serve as a "deterrent" for illegal in

Hitting out at the Centre over its decision to extend the jurisdiction of the BSF, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday said it was an "infringement" on the rights of the state and an attack on the federal structure of the country.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Thursday slammed the centre over its "unilateral" decision to increase Border Security Force jurisdiction in Punjab, and claimed it was meant to deflect attention from the movement of drugs in Gujarat.

Border Security Force (BSF) officers will now have the power to arrest, search, and of seizure to the extent of 50 km inside three new states sharing international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday welcomed the extension of the Border Security Force's (BSF) operational jurisdiction in coordination with the state police and said that the move will serve as a "deterrent" for illegal in

Hitting out at the Centre over its decision to extend the jurisdiction of the BSF, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday said it was an "infringement" on the rights of the state and an attack on the federal structure of the country.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala on Thursday slammed the centre over its "unilateral" decision to increase Border Security Force jurisdiction in Punjab, and claimed it was meant to deflect attention from the movement of drugs in Gujarat.

Border Security Force (BSF) officers will now have the power to arrest, search, and of seizure to the extent of 50 km inside three new states sharing international boundaries with Pakistan and Bangladesh.