Enhanced Jurisdiction Aimed At Empowering Border Security Force: Centre
NDTV
Union Minister of State (Home) Nityanand Rai said the extension in jurisdiction for BSF in some states is aimed at empowering BSF to discharge its border guarding duties more effectively.
The extension in territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (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 extension in the territorial jurisdiction of BSF in some states is aimed at empowering the BSF to discharge its border guarding duties more effectively in the wake of the use of technology like Dynamic Remotely Operated Navigation," Mr Rai said.
In November, BSF had said the enhanced jurisdiction will help the force strengthen the hands of the police.
"The enhanced jurisdiction will help BSF to strengthen the hands of the police. This is an enabling provision that is aimed at strengthening and complementing the efforts of the state police. BSF has been acting in close coordination with police to conduct joint operations including joint depth area patrolling, deploying joint nakas, etc. and establishing of anti-human trafficking units at different places along the Indo-Bangladesh border," said the statement issued by the BSF.
