Explained: Row As BSF Powers Extended To More Areas In 3 Border States /  Politics gains heat
Channel: MUKUL PARIHAR
Date: 2021-10-16

Union Home Ministry enhances BSF's power; Politics gains heat / Amit Shah expands BSF's powers in Border States and why Punjab CM wants move rolled back /Explained: Row As BSF Powers Extended To More Areas In 3 Border States / Border Security Force power and jurisdiction extended in 3 Border States | UPSC Paramilitary Forces

There been a political uproar to increase the BSF's jurisdiction on the Pakistan border. Central Government has amended the Border Security Force (BSF) Act to allow it to conduct searches in a large area of 50 km instead of the existing 15 km from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.

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. However, the CM of Punjab has protested against it. "I strongly condemn the government's unilateral decision to give additional powers to BSF within 50 km belt running along the international borders, which is a direct attack on the federalism. I urge the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to immediately roll back this irrational decision," Charanjit Singh Channi tweeted. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) claims that recent drone droppings of weapons from across the border have prompted this expansion in the jurisdiction of the BSF. Watch the full video for more details.

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 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) claims that recent drone droppings of weapons from across the border have prompted this expansion in the jurisdiction of the BSF. However, this move is quickly snowballing into a debate on state autonomy. The Chief Minister of Punjab has already protested against it.