07-19-2006, 12:22 AM
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TN Raghunatha | Mumbai
Charging the UPA Government with abysmal lack of will to fight terrorism, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi not only castigated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his reluctance to revive POTA but also tore apart the hypocrisy on the part of those championing the cause of so-called secularism.
<b>"We have five-star activists. Whenever there are terror attacks, they are out to give moral protection to terrorists and those behind them. They come up with all kinds of logic,"</b> Modi said.Â
<b>"Whoever speaks against terrorism, they are dubbed as communal. We have people among the political class, who are reluctant to speak up against these five-star activists, because they are worried about their image. In my case, I am not worried about my image but I am worried about India's image. That's why I speak my mind,"</b> said Modi.
Addressing <b>a jam-packed gathering at Shanumukhananda h</b>all in north-central Mumbai on Monday night, Modi launched a calibrated attack against the UPA Government for its "inability" to realise the importance of a crucial anti-terror law like POTA even in the wake of 11/7 Mumbai serial blasts. Over 200 people were killed and 700 others injured in the attack.
Making a strong case for the revival of POTA, Modi said that if the UPA Government did not want to revive POTA, why couldn't it empower various States in the country to bringing in similar legislation. "I can assure the PM that mine will be the first State to do so," he said.
In his 70-odd minute address, Modi was vehement when he said: "As long as I am alive, I would to go to any length to identify and punish the merchants of deaths."
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Pioneer.com
TN Raghunatha | Mumbai
Charging the UPA Government with abysmal lack of will to fight terrorism, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi not only castigated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his reluctance to revive POTA but also tore apart the hypocrisy on the part of those championing the cause of so-called secularism.
<b>"We have five-star activists. Whenever there are terror attacks, they are out to give moral protection to terrorists and those behind them. They come up with all kinds of logic,"</b> Modi said.Â
<b>"Whoever speaks against terrorism, they are dubbed as communal. We have people among the political class, who are reluctant to speak up against these five-star activists, because they are worried about their image. In my case, I am not worried about my image but I am worried about India's image. That's why I speak my mind,"</b> said Modi.
Addressing <b>a jam-packed gathering at Shanumukhananda h</b>all in north-central Mumbai on Monday night, Modi launched a calibrated attack against the UPA Government for its "inability" to realise the importance of a crucial anti-terror law like POTA even in the wake of 11/7 Mumbai serial blasts. Over 200 people were killed and 700 others injured in the attack.
Making a strong case for the revival of POTA, Modi said that if the UPA Government did not want to revive POTA, why couldn't it empower various States in the country to bringing in similar legislation. "I can assure the PM that mine will be the first State to do so," he said.
In his 70-odd minute address, Modi was vehement when he said: "As long as I am alive, I would to go to any length to identify and punish the merchants of deaths."
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