09-15-2008, 03:50 AM
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Cong. blames BJP for putting spanner in federal agency idea</b>
New Delhi (PTI): With the BJP demanding strong anti-terror laws, the Congress on Sunday sought to turn the tables against the saffron party accusing it of not cooperating in floating a federal agency to handle the menace.
Within hours of the BJP asserting that it would bring back POTA and enact other tough laws within 100 days of coming to power, the Congress charged it with not backing the UPA government in amending the Constitution for having an anti-terror agency.
"The real need of the hour is to have a Centrally coordinated anti-terror agency... for that we need Constitutional amendment for which the full cooperation of the BJP is required but they have not come forward," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi, told PTI.
He claimed that "it is clear that they (BJP) want to keep the pot boiling for scoring cheap political points. Thus they do not want a real solution to the problem."
In his concluding remarks at the BJP's National Executive in Bangalore, the party's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani said, "If people give us a mandate to form the next government in New Delhi, we will bring back POTA within 100 days of assuming office."
Cong. blames BJP for putting spanner in federal agency idea</b>
New Delhi (PTI): With the BJP demanding strong anti-terror laws, the Congress on Sunday sought to turn the tables against the saffron party accusing it of not cooperating in floating a federal agency to handle the menace.
Within hours of the BJP asserting that it would bring back POTA and enact other tough laws within 100 days of coming to power, the Congress charged it with not backing the UPA government in amending the Constitution for having an anti-terror agency.
"The real need of the hour is to have a Centrally coordinated anti-terror agency... for that we need Constitutional amendment for which the full cooperation of the BJP is required but they have not come forward," Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi, told PTI.
He claimed that "it is clear that they (BJP) want to keep the pot boiling for scoring cheap political points. Thus they do not want a real solution to the problem."
In his concluding remarks at the BJP's National Executive in Bangalore, the party's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani said, "If people give us a mandate to form the next government in New Delhi, we will bring back POTA within 100 days of assuming office."