Congratulating Punjab and its legal team for filing the case in the court by the Punjab government, State Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu said that the fight to uphold the principles enshrined in the Constitution to maintain the federal structure and autonomy of the states. has started.
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The Punjab Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Central Government to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) to a radius of 50 km along the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. Knocked on.
The matter was listed on Friday before the registrar, who issued a notice to the central government through the Attorney General. However, the matter is not likely to be heard soon in the court as the matter will come before the Supreme Court bench after four weeks.
Navjot Singh Sidhu congratulates Punjab Government
Congratulating Punjab and its legal team on the filing of the case in the court by the Punjab government, State Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu said that the principles enshrined in the Constitution to maintain the federal structure and autonomy of the states. The battle to keep has begun. Earlier, Navjot Singh Sidhu had questioned the Centre’s move to expand the BSF’s jurisdiction, saying the government was weakening the federal structure of the country by creating a “state within a state”.
I congratulate Punjab and it’s legal team to be the 1st to approach the Hon’ble Supreme Court by filing an original suit challenging the notification extending the BSF jurisdiction.
– Navjot Singh Sidhu (sherryontopp) December 11, 2021
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi had also condemned the move of the central government in October and urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to withdraw the decision. Earlier, the jurisdiction of BSF was only 15 km along the international border. In their jurisdiction, BSF officers have the same powers of arrest, search and seizure as their counterparts in the police.
What in the notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs?
The Home Ministry, in its notification issued, had said, “The amendment with effect from October 11, 2021 establishes uniformity in defining the area within which the Border Security Force can operate in accordance with its charter of duties in their areas of deployment and Can perform the function of role and border security. This arrangement will also enable better operational effectiveness in preventing cross-border crime.”
However, the area under the jurisdiction of BSF in Gujarat has been reduced from 80 km to 50 km. Whereas in Rajasthan no change has been made and it has been kept within a radius of 50 km. As before, in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, no boundary has been set.
Section 139 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 empowers the Central Government to determine the area.
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