Nityanand Rai attends BSF foundation day
admin | 01 Dec 2019 03:16 PM (IST)
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Sunday attendes BSF's foundation day. The BSF, known as the first line of defence, is mandated to guard the 4,096.7 km India-Bangladesh border and 3,323 km India-Pakistan border. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965, "for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with."