Fencing on international borders to end infiltration: Jaiswal

Kanpur, Apr 2 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal today said that fencing along the Indo-Pak and Indo-Bangaladesh border will be completed soon to put an end to infiltration activities in the country.

Interacting with mediapersons here Mr Jaiswal said that once the border fencing work is completed, a comprehensive check will be put on the infiltration activities through both the sensitive international borders.

Infiltration has been checked considerably following fencing and stepped up vigil by security forces along the Indo-Pak border running through Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

''The tourist traffic in Jammu and Kashmir has increased and the influx of militants as well as drugs has been stopped in these three states neighbouring Pakistan,'' Mr Jaiswal claimed.

Likewise, fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh-Myanmar border was also going on a war footing, which will resultantly check infiltration in West Bengal, Assam and Tripura, he said.

The minister, however, said that fencing work could not take off at a pocket on the Indo-Bangladesh border in Tripura owing to a dispute with the Bangladesh Rifles. The dispute would be resolved soon through deliberations, he hoped.

Mr Jaiswal further said since the Indo-Bangladesh border was significantly made up of riverine areas, BSF jawans on speed boats have been pressed into service to keep a round the clock check on infiltration activities.

When the minister's attention was drawn towards West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhdeb Bhattacharya's recent concern over infiltration of Bangaldeshi nationals in the eastern state, Mr Jaiswal maintained that border fencing and speed boat powered vigilance will put an end to the infiltration activities.

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