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Centre must focus on own responsibilities, not take away rights of states,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 14 (ANI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Om Prakash Soni on Thursday reacting to the Centre's decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) over a wide area in three states, including Punjab, said that Centre instead of taking away the right
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BJP destroying federal structure, says Punjab Congress on BSF's extended j
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], October 14 (ANI): Punjab Congress leaders Pargat Singh and Vijay Inder Singh on Thursday said the centre's decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) over a wide area in three states, including Punjab, is an attack on the federal structure of I
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Internal security is topmost priority, move will stop border crimes, says
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Supporting the Centre's decision on expansion of powers of the Border Security Force over a wider area along the borders of three states, retired BSF Inspector General BN Sharma on Thursday said that "internal security is the topmost priority" and that th
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Against cooperative federalism, encroachment upon state's rights: RJD's Ma
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha on Thursday slammed the Centre over its decision to extend the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction over a wider area along the borders of three states and said that it is not in the "spirit of cooperative
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Brazen infringement upon territory of states, says Congress' Adhir Chowdhu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berhampore (West Bengal) [India], October 14 (ANI): Leader of the Indian National Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Chowdhury on Thursday slammed the Centre's move to extend the jurisdiction of the BSF to a 50-kilometre belt along the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam stat
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Rajnath Singh flags off BRO's motorcycle expedition, presides over breakth
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flagged off a motorcycle expedition of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from the National War Memorial in the national capital.
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'Direct attack on federalism', says Punjab CM Channi on BSF jurisdiction;
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) October 14 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday condemned the Centre's decision to extend the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction over a wider area along the borders of three states and said that it is a "direct attack on federalism".
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Central armed forces should not be dragged into politics: Amarinder Singh
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 13 (ANI): Former Captain Amarinder Singh said on Wednesday that enhanced power and presence of Border Security Force's (BSF) in Punjab will only make the state stronger, adding that central armed forces should not be dragged into politics.
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BSF jurisdiction extension: Punjab govt terms Centre's decision attempt to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 13 (ANI): Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has termed the Centre's recent decision of allowing more jurisdiction to the Border Security Force (BSF) in border areas as an attempt to 'weaken the spirit of federalism'.
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CM Channi 'unwittingly' handed half of Punjab to Centre: Sunil Jhakhar on
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Punjab [India], October 13 (ANI): Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday raised questions over the state government's move to ask the Centre to "seal" the international border of the state and said Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has "unwittingly managed to hand ove
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'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav': Paramilitary forces' to organise cycle rally fo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI) The ethos and spirit behind the cycle rally being conducted by the paramilitary wings like Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is part of the ongoing
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Decision on relaxation in Covid-19 norms on state's borders to be taken af
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the decision regarding relaxations in Covid-19 restrictions on the state's borders will be taken at a Covid-19 experts' committee meeting that will be conducted after Dasara.
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