Summary:
Chandigarh, Oct 22 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have a relook into the central legislation enlarging the BSF’s territorial up to 50 km in the state from the Indo-Pak border.
In a letter written to the Prime Minister, Channi also urged him to restore the BSF’s territorial jurisdiction, limiting it only up to 15 km in the state from the international border, as earlier.
He made the plea arguing that the restoration of the territorial jurisdiction of the border guarding force will help the BSF and Punjab police work together amicably against the anti-national forces and safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.
Channi also sought an appointment with Prime Minister Modi to discuss the issue.
Channi wrote to the PM on a day one of his Cabinet ministers dubbed the central legislation extending the BSF’s territorial jurisdiction as the Centre"s “fourth black law” after its three farm laws.
Arguing that the police and law and order are subjects under the State List of the Constitution, the Punjab CM asserted that in a federal set up these matters are to be handled by the state government.