
As Nagaland boils, TMC and BJP draw guns over BSF jurisdiction in West Bengal
India Today
In the wake of the Nagaland firing incident, a war of words has erupted between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP over the issue of BSF jurisdiction in West Bengal.
As Home Minister Amit Shah called for an inquiry into the Nagaland firing incident in Parliament on Monday, a war of words has erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP over the issue of Border Security Force (BSF) jurisdiction in West Bengal.
In an editorial piece, TMC mouthpiece ‘Jago Bangla’ said that central forces have been killing innocents not just Nagaland but in West Bengal, too. Taking a swipe at the central government, it referred to last month’s incident where two alleged Bangladeshi nationals were killed in BSF firing at the Indo-Bangla border.

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