Don’t allow BSF, Mamata tells police; Dhankhar says ‘alarming for security’

Friday, 10 December 2021Newsdesk

As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday once again brought up the Centre’s decision to extend the BSF’s jurisdiction in border states, asking state police to not allow BSF personnel to enter villages without their permission, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in a letter to the CM said that her “stance is potentially alarming for federal polity and national security”.

New Delhi, 10 December2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently issued an order extending the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15km to 50km in West Bengal, Assam and Punjab – states that share their borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan. Both the West Bengal and Punjab governments subsequently passed Assembly resolutions opposing the Centre’s move. Speaking at an administrative review meeting at Krishnanagar in Nadia district, the chief minister directed the district police to carry out searches at security checkpoints (naaka) more rigorously.

Source - The Indian Express