Not sure if there is disparity in perks with army: BSF director general

BSF director general Raman Srivastava today said many allowances given to army personnel are also enjoyed by the paramilitary force and he was not sure if there was any disparity of pay between them.
   
Srivastava's comment came a day after the BSF director general's New Delhi office received a mysterious parcel containing pieces of detonators concealed in a book and an unsigned letter about grievances over 'disparity' of pay between personnel of the paramilitary force and the army.

"I am not sure in what way there is disparity (in pays and perks of army and BSF) and whether there is any disparity or not...A lot of allowances enjoyed by the army are also being given to the BSF personnel," Srivastava said here before leaving for New Delhi.

"We have sent a lot of proposals to the government. They are pending. I am sure they will be given favourable consideration," the DG said.

Srivastava was not present when the parcel came to his office as he is on tour of the Meghalaya border.
   
The pieces of detonators and the letter were kept in a specially-created cavity in the book, he said, adding Delhi Police have been asked to investigate the matter.

Srivastava said unless he reads the letter, it will be difficult to comment anything further on the incident.

The BSF has initiated a Court of Enquiry into the incident and the courier boy who delivered the parcel was arrested.