MAOISTS ACTIVITIES ALONG INDO-NEPAL
BORDER
RAJYA SABHA
There is no proposal
to increase the strength of BSF and ITBP in bordering area of
Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal with Nepal in view of the sensitivity
on Indo-Nepal border and increasing activities of Maoists nor
any action plan formulated to encounter anti-India propaganda
being run by Maoists in areas bordering with Nepal.
However, with
a view to curbing various activities along Indo-Nepal border,
the Central Government has decided to deploy the Special Service
Bureau (SSB) as the border guarding force for the Indo-Nepal border.
The SSB has also been declared as the lead intelligence agency.
Besides, the States affected by left wing extremist activities
and those bordering Nepal have been requested to intensify patrolling
of the areas bordering Nepal to prevent the ingress of Maoist
elements.
The Minister
of State for Home, Shri Harin Pathak said this in Rajya Sabha
in a written reply.
