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R.N. Tiwari

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why amit shah s decision to expand definition of border area for bsf defies logic

Why Amit Shah's Decision to Expand Definition of 'Border Area' for BSF Defies Logic

The 1968 Act vested police powers with the BSF in the border region because state police forces were thinly deployed and under-equipped. Expanding those powers today makes no sense, unless the aim is to encroach on the rights of states.