This Article is From Feb 12, 2019

Marine Reserve Battalion May Be Sent To Gujarat To Guard Border With Pak

Kiren Rijiju's response came to a question raised by Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan, a Bharatiya Janata Party member from Gujarat's Kheda constituency.

Marine Reserve Battalion May Be Sent To Gujarat To Guard Border With Pak

Kiren Rijiju said the Gujarat government had submitted the proposal

New Delhi:

The centre said today that a proposal of the Gujarat government to deploy four Marine Indian Reserve Battalions is under consideration to protect the 1,640 km of coastal areas of the state bordering Pakistan.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of States for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said the Gujarat government had submitted the proposal.

His response came to a question raised by Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan, a Bharatiya Janata Party member from Gujarat's Kheda constituency.

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