Kolkata:
The BSF on Tuesday rejected experiences that the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken management of a 5-km stretch of land belonging to India alongside the Worldwide Border as “baseless and irresponsible”.
In an announcement, the BSF South Bengal Frontier mentioned the experiences that appeared in a bit of the Bangladeshi press lacked “reality and advantage”.
“The world in query is on the Indian aspect, in Ranghat village of Bagda block, North 24 Parganas district. The Worldwide Boundary (IB) runs alongside the Kodaliya River, which is well-demarcated by reference pillars on each side. The standing of the IB and the responsibility sample of the BSF have remained unchanged for many years,” the assertion mentioned.
It additionally refuted claims that BGB personnel had began 24-hour patrolling the world utilizing motorised boats and ATVs since December 19.
“These experiences are nothing however concocted tales. The BSF and BGB proceed to carry out their duties on their respective sides of the river, which serves because the IB,” he mentioned.
The BSF mentioned the world is unfenced and vulnerable to smuggling and infiltration by Bangladeshi nationals.
Strict measures have been taken to curb such actions, bringing infiltration makes an attempt within the area right down to negligible ranges, it mentioned.
“Not an inch of Indian land has been, or will probably be, taken over by the counterpart. Each the BSF and BGB are peacefully dominating their respective areas in accordance with the ‘India-Bangladesh Border Pointers, 1975’, making certain the integrity of the IB is maintained,” it mentioned.
The experiences had attributed the the claims to the newly-appointed commanding officer of the 58 BGB Lt Col Rafique Islam.
“Such false and fabricated claims will solely erode the goodwill between the 2 border-guarding forces,” the BSF mentioned.
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