Punjab govt moves Supreme Court over Centre’s BSF order

The Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision that expanded the BSF’s jurisdiction to undertake search, seizure, and arrest within a larger 50-km stretch from the international border in Assam, West Bengal and Punjab, as compared to the earlier 15 km.

The government has said the extension of the territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) encroaches upon the constitutional jurisdiction of the states.