Tarmala: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the Centre to beef up security along the Indo-Pak frontier in the state to check infiltration from across the border.
“The Union government must beef up the security along the Indo-Pak border in the state. Effective steps must be taken by the government of India to check infiltration from across the border,” Badal said here.
Badal expressed happiness over the decision of Union Home Ministry to revoke the orders regarding evacuation of villages with in 10 km radius of Indo-Pak border.
Lauding the Centre for allotting express highways projects, Badal envisioned it would act as catalyst of development and prosperity of the state, besides facilitating travel in hassle free manner.
The state government had yesterday said the Centre had given its in-principle approval to the proposed alignment of Katra-Amritsar-Delhi national highway via Jind-Barnala-Moga and Amritsar.
