States »NortPosted at: Nov 11 2021 6:50PM AAP stages walkout from state Assembly on increased jurisdiction of BSF in Punjab
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday staged a walkout from the special session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha on increasing the jurisdiction of Border Security Force (BSF) in the state from 15 km to 50 km, accusing Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi of playing an important role in the 'Punjab deal'.
Senior AAP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Harpal Singh Cheema asked the Chief Minister to disclose what deal was struck with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Why does Channi have such compulsions and weaknesses that he was forced to kneel before the Modi government at the Centre, he questioned.
Meanwhile after the walkout, MLA Aman Arora said the Chief Minister was seen avoiding his questions in the House. He said Channi met Amit Shah in Delhi and then posted on his Twitter handle, describing the Punjab border as unsafe, stating that drugs and weapons were coming from across the border.
Based on this baseless claim, the BSF jurisdiction in Punjab was increased from 15 km to 50 km on October 13 by the Modi-led Central government. Arora said when he asked Channi the reason for the tweet from his Twitter handle, the Chief Minister retracted.
Arora demanded the Chief Minister to clarify for what reasons he has done the deal of Punjab through the jurisdiction of BSF with Modi government at the Centre. The Chief Minister should apologise to Punjab and the people for his deal that shook the federal structure of Punjab and put the state in danger, he added.
Both Cheema and Arora said that Channi and Congress state president Navjot Singh Sidhu had assured in the all-party meeting that the decision to increase the jurisdiction of BSF in Punjab would be challenged in the Supreme Court, but till now, the Channi government has not taken any action.
UNI DB RJ