SECURITY OF INT’L BORDER RESPONSIBILITY OF CENTRE: BAINS

LUDHIANA: : Punjab minister for prisons and mines Harjot Singh Bains on Sunday blamed Union home minister Amit Shah for the failure of the Border Security Force (BSF) to curb the increasing incidents of smuggling of arms and drugs from across the border, saying that the security of the international border was the responsibility of the Centre.

The minister’s comments came a day after BJP president JP Nadda slammed the AAP government in Punjab for the deteriorating laws and order situation in the state. “The Centre has now extended the jurisdiction of the BSF in the state from 15 to 50 km along Indo-pak border. Strangely, the BJP president is still shifting the responsibility and accusing the Punjab police for failing to curb smuggling of arms and drugs from across the border,” he said.