New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): ): Minister of State (MoS) for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government has failed to take strict action against illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh.
Fencing 319 km on Indo-Bangladesh border not possible: MoS Home Nityanand Rai
New Delhi, Feb 10 (UNI) Fencing the 319 km on the Indo-Bangladesh border is not possible as it runs through rivers and difficult terrain, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Responding to a question, Mr Rai said High Definition cameras have been installed near rivers and difficult terrain to prevent infiltration. Besides, security personnel on boats also maintain a constant vigil on such areas.
Fencing could not be done due to non-acquisition of land in 249 km area and will be undertaken when land is available.
A total of 93.6 lakh healthcare and 77.9 lakh frontline workers had been registered for the vaccination till January 31, the minister said in a written reply. 37.58 lakh workers were vaccinated till January 31.
Terrorist violence cases, stone-pelting, infiltration attempts in J-K reduced in 2020: MHA ANI | Updated: Feb 08, 2021 16:16 IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The number of terrorist violence cases and stone-pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced drastically in 2020 in comparison to 2019, said Union Minister of State Home AffairsG Kishan Reddy on Monday.
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Reddy said 27 people were injured in ceasefire violations by Pakistan in 2019 while the number came down to 71 in 2020.
He also informed that the infiltration attempts also dropped to 99 in 2020 from 216 in 2019. A total of 157 terrorists were neutralised in 2019 and 221 were eliminated in 2020. There were 594 cases of terrorist violence in 2019, which reduced to 244 in 2020. There were 327 stone pelting incidents in 2020 as compared to 2,009 such incidents in 2019, he said.
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