<span style="color: #222222;">Government today said that Punjab and West Bengal State Governments apprehensions due to extension of territorial jurisdiction of Border Security Force (BSF) are ill-founded. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said, Government has amended the 2014 notifications and extended the jurisdiction of BSF in certain states including Punjab in a notification on 11th of October.<br />''<br />''The states have expressed their apprehension that such a move encroaches upon the powers of the State Government.<br />''<br />''Mr Rai said, the extension of territorial jurisdiction of BSF would result in better and more effective control on trans-border crimes in conjunction and co-operation with State Police.</span><br />