[Marxistindia] Withdraw BSF Jurisdiction Extension

[news from the cpi(m)]

October 16, 2021
 
Press Statement
 
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:
 
Withdraw BSF Jurisdiction Extension
 
The decision of the Central government to extend the jurisdiction of the
Border Security force (BSF) upto 50 kilometers inside the international
borders in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam from the earlier 15 kilometers
jurisdiction is an encroachment on the rights of the states and the federal
principle.
 
The Central government has taken this decision to extend the jurisdiction of
the Central police force without consulting the states.  Policing and law
and order is a state subject and this decision violates federalism, a basic
feature of our Constitution.
 
The CPI(M) demands that this decision be withdrawn.  
 
 
 
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