After Punjab, Bengal Assembly Passes Resolution Against Centre's BSF Move
NDTV
The resolution came against the Centre's authorisation of the Border Security Force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a larger 50 km stretch, instead of 15 km, from the international border in Punjab, West Bengal and Assam.
The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution against the Centre's decision to extend the Border Security Force (BSF)'s jurisdiction, amid opposition by BJP legislators.
Bengal became the second state after Punjab where such a resolution has been tabled and passed.
The resolution was moved by state parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee under Rule 169 of the Procedures of Conduct of Business of the House.
"We demand that this decision be withdrawn immediately as enhancing the area of jurisdiction of the BSF is a direct attack on the country's federal structure," he said.
