Kolkata, December 13: The war of words between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the ruling Trinamool Congress over expansion of BSF’s jurisdiction continued on Monday as Director General of the force Pankaj Kumar Singh met him in New Delhi. , While the TMC accused the governor of trying to create confusion among the people by spreading “factually/legally unjustified words” on the issue, Dhankhar said all agencies – Center and state – should be brought into a federal polity. need to work together.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently asked police officers of some districts that share borders with Bangladesh to bar BSF personnel from entering villages without permission. “DG @BSF_India Shri Pankaj Kumar Singh met Governor WB Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi today and indicated that all efforts are being made to generate seamless coordination on @WBPolice @MamataOfficial and its legitimate role and security of borders Due attention will be given, Dhankhar tweeted. The governor said he has asked state chief secretary HK Dwivedi and home secretary BP Gopalika to take immediate steps to ensure cooperative coordination between the BSF and the West Bengal Police.
In a letter to Dhankhar, TMC’s Chief Whip in Rajya Sabha Sukhendu Shekhar Ray said, “You have deliberately spread factual/legally inexcusable inappropriate words relating to BSF with the statement made by the Chief Minister recently. It is considered less than responsible for the purpose of creating confusion among the people.” The Center recently amended the BSF Act to allow the force to conduct searches, seizures and arrests over a large stretch of 50 km instead of 15 km from the international border. in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam. As per section 139(1) of the BSF Act, a member of the force may act “within the local limits of such area adjoining the borders of India”, MP said and claimed that this expression prohibits any extension of its jurisdiction.
Though the state legislatures of West Bengal and Punjab have passed resolutions against the notification expanding the jurisdiction of the BSF, Ray said, “Yet you chose to publicly oppose such a proposal.” “A resolution passed by an overwhelming majority of the people’s representatives in the assembly cannot invite criticism from the governor, who is the nominal head of state,” he said. In his reply to Ray, the governor wrote that in a federal polity, all agencies – the Center and the states – needed to unite and engage in solidarity. “On issues of national security, there is a need to bow to the primacy of national interest and security, ignoring partisan views,” he wrote.
“You are aware that the issue was raised in high decibels by the Honorable Chief Minister in a series of official meetings in sensitive border districts. It was at this stage that he was called to come again on December 9,” he said. Dhankhar wrote to Banerjee on December 9 that his recent directive to the state police on the BSF was “potentially dangerous for federal politics.” and not with the Centre’s decision to extend “border guard” jurisdiction with “national security” and “coordination”. “On issues of national security, there is a need to bow to the primacy of national interest and security while ignoring partisan views,” he wrote to Ray.
Stating that the BSF is entrusted by law with the task of ensuring the security of the borders of India, the Governor said that the smooth coordination between the BSF and the State Administration and Police would make a positive contribution to these agencies in performing their roles effectively. . “The situation, as is known to all, requires massive upliftment in all these matters at this juncture,” the letter read.
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