08-02-2008, 11:31 PM
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Pioneer.com
Kumar Uttam | New Delhi
Gujarat - the latest victim of terror strikes -- and Rajasthan may not be able to enact special laws of their own to counter organised crimes. There are indications from the Union Government that it would not allow the States to have a law of their own on the lines of POTA.Â
The laws drafted by Gujarat and Rajasthan are akin to the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the Congress-ruled State and have been awaiting Centre's nod for many years.
Well-placed sources confirmed to The Pioneer that Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has told senior BJP leaders LK Advani and Arun Jaitley that after repeal of POTA, the Centre has decided not to allow any new State to formulate anti-terror legislation of its own. Advani and Jaitley, who had called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday evening to discuss internal security situation in the light of the recent serial blasts in two BJP-ruled states, wanted to know from Patil, who was present at the meeting, why the Centre was proving to be a stumbling block for Gujarat and Rajasthan if the States wanted to have a special law for dealing with terrorists.
"When States like Maharashtra and Karnataka have a special law to deal with terrorists, why aren't you allowing it in Gujarat and Rajasthan? Lack of a tough law in these States emboldens terrorists and they strike at will," the BJP leaders had told Patil.
Sources said the BJP leaders also contended the Home Minister's argument that law and order was a State subject, especially when the Centre was not providing them with "enough teeth" to counter organised crime.
National security Adviser MK Narayanan was more forthcoming in admitting that there had been a change in the modus operandi of terrorists and, unlike the operations carried out by terrorists two years back, there was more "local" involvement in such activities in the current scenario
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Congress is telling Indians, we will not do anything, we will allow Indian Muslims to kill Hindus till number is under 1000 per case, frequency is every two to three months and they are not touching our family. Good luck Indians, wait for your time.
Pioneer.com
Kumar Uttam | New Delhi
Gujarat - the latest victim of terror strikes -- and Rajasthan may not be able to enact special laws of their own to counter organised crimes. There are indications from the Union Government that it would not allow the States to have a law of their own on the lines of POTA.Â
The laws drafted by Gujarat and Rajasthan are akin to the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the Congress-ruled State and have been awaiting Centre's nod for many years.
Well-placed sources confirmed to The Pioneer that Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has told senior BJP leaders LK Advani and Arun Jaitley that after repeal of POTA, the Centre has decided not to allow any new State to formulate anti-terror legislation of its own. Advani and Jaitley, who had called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday evening to discuss internal security situation in the light of the recent serial blasts in two BJP-ruled states, wanted to know from Patil, who was present at the meeting, why the Centre was proving to be a stumbling block for Gujarat and Rajasthan if the States wanted to have a special law for dealing with terrorists.
"When States like Maharashtra and Karnataka have a special law to deal with terrorists, why aren't you allowing it in Gujarat and Rajasthan? Lack of a tough law in these States emboldens terrorists and they strike at will," the BJP leaders had told Patil.
Sources said the BJP leaders also contended the Home Minister's argument that law and order was a State subject, especially when the Centre was not providing them with "enough teeth" to counter organised crime.
National security Adviser MK Narayanan was more forthcoming in admitting that there had been a change in the modus operandi of terrorists and, unlike the operations carried out by terrorists two years back, there was more "local" involvement in such activities in the current scenario
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Congress is telling Indians, we will not do anything, we will allow Indian Muslims to kill Hindus till number is under 1000 per case, frequency is every two to three months and they are not touching our family. Good luck Indians, wait for your time.