Nationalist Congress Party chief, Sharad Pawar said that he will be meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah to know his thoughts about" the extension of BSF's (Border Security Force) operational jurisdiction.

"I will be meeting Home Minister Amit Shah to know his thoughts about it," said Pawar referring to the Union Home Ministry order of extending the operational area under the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) in border states including West Bengal, Punjab and Assam, giving the paramilitary personnel powers of arrest, search and seizure, on par with state police.