'CISF deployment at dam unnecessary'
India, May 23 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday objected to the Centre's decision of deploying a contingent of 296 CISF personnel to secure the Nangal Dam, citing the presence of Punjab Police at the site. Calling the deployment "unnecessary" and a "financial burden" on the state, the CM said he will raise the issue with PM Narendra Modi at a meeting of the Niti Aayog scheduled for Saturday. Mann said the deployment of CISF personnel will cost Rs.8.58 crore per annum.htc...
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