From Express news service : New Delhi, Wed Mar 14 2012
After the National Counter Terrorism Centre and the Railway Protection Force Act, the Centre is likely to face similar protests from the Opposition on the Border Security Force (Amendment) Bill. In this case too, the contention is that the Centre is trying to usurp the powers of the states.
The CPM flagged off the debate, with senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury asserting that the BSF Bill was a “direct intrusion into the rights of the states”. The Bill proposes to extend the area of BSF’s operation to any part of India as notified by the Centre.
Yechury said some members of the parliamentary committee had questioned the need for widening the scope for deployment of the BSF in the hinterland areas. The parliamentary standing committee on home headed by BJP’s Venkaiah Naidu had, however, adopted the Bill without any changes after deliberations, but suggested that the concerns be addressed appropriately.
Taking a dig at the Trinamool Congress, Yechury said UPA allies who do not like the policies of the Congress should quit the coalition. Referring to the DMK stalling the RS over the Sri Lanka issue, he said it was peculiar to see government allies disrupting Parliament.
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