Shillong: The BSF on Tuesday downplayed the
withdrawal of an observation post from Muktapur area in
Meghalaya as part of a "re-arranging border strategy".
"We are just re-arranging our border strategies. We have
not withdrawn from the area ... it was just a re-alignment,"
BSF Special DG (East) RK Medhekar said, a day after the
observation post at Noljuri was withdrawn amidst reports of
BDR build-up across the border.
"We are observing the situation and we are very much on
the ground. These are local issues and they crop up
everywhere," the official said.
The two border forces exchanged firing for over three
hours last Sunday. It was the heaviest firing out of the four
that have taken place since February 4.
Medhekar maintained that there was no "question of being
soft or strict" and that the approach of the BSF was
"different at different times".
"We are a mature big force and we are not at any
disadvantage," the Special DG, who will be visiting the border
area tomorrow, said after calling on Governor R S Mooshahary.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 20:26