Rajasthan: New BSF DG visits border, asks jawans to be on alert

JAISALMER: Newly appointed BSF director general Rakesh Asthana visited border outposts at the international border adjoining Anupgarh in Sriganganagar district on Wednesday.
He said that the BSF is the country’s first line of defence and is efficient enough to foil any danger from outside.
He was addressing a soldiers’ meet during the visit. During his visit at sector headquarters Bikaner and 156th battalion border outpost Majnu, he addressed a soldiers’ meet, in which BSF officers and personnel took part.
He took stock of the security arrangements and operational activities.
During the visit, the DG was accompanied by additional DG West Surendra Panwar, Rajasthan Frontier IG Ayush Mani Tiwari, Bikaner Sector DIG Pushpendra Singh Rathore, Ganganagar sector DIG Sanjay Kumar Singh, DG PSO DIG Rajesh Kumar and other senior BSF officers.
Asthana said BSF faces a lot of challenges but each time, they are alert and manage to foil any attack by the outside forces.
Later, he discussed the current situation at the Indo-Pak border with senior officers and also spoke with border guards deployed at the border. He boosted their morale and praised them for doing their duty with full alertness under tough conditions.
The BSF DG also lauded the efforts of BSF at the Ganganagar border, where two Pak intruders were killed and around 9kg heroin was recovered along with a night vision device, two pistols and live rounds.
Asthana also visited sector headquarters, BSF Bikaner and BOP Sanchu. On his arrival, he was presented with a ceremonial guard of honour.
Thereafter, Asthana, along with senior BSF officers visited BOP Sanchu, located along the Indo-Pak international border and took stock of the security arrangements. During the visit, Asthana also inaugurated a museum at BOP Sanchu and dedicated it to the general public.