NDA Vs NIA

Just days after supporting the anti-terror measures in Parliament, chief ministers of various NDA constituents expressed their reservations over the new National Investigation Agency saying it would "disturb" the federal set-up of the country and sought tougher laws. The NDA parties, however, said they will support the Centre in its fight against terror.

Speaking at the Conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security in New Delhi, BJP leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said, "By setting up the National Investigation Agency, the Central Government now obviously wants to take over upon itself the responsibility of fighting Terror by sidetracking the states." He said the NIA has become a matter of "mazak" (joke) since it would take at least a month for the government to decide "which and what case to take up" once NIA starts functioning.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who belongs to JD-U, said consultations with states should have preceded enactment of the National Investigation Agency Act and other anti-terror laws. He wanted that NIA be barred from taking up any case not relating to terrorism without the consent of the state government.


"It appears the recent spurt in terrorist activities has led the Centre to rush through various legislations without adequate consultation with state governments," he said.

"The anti-terror measures taken by Union Government after the Mumbai attacks were encroachment on state's right and were against the federal structure of the country." He said that there are many lacunae in the NIA Act and "states could have also been involved in the decision process before enactment of the Act."

Courtesy: indianexpress

What does these guys want??
Advani and Modi talk day in and day out about India needing tough laws and agencies to deal with terror and when a small step is taken in that direction,they oppose it..!!!
It's time to stop playing politics over national security.NDA,UPA & whatever PA of the third front ...it's time all these opportunistic alliances start thinking about India's security.

We should all hope that if NDA comes back to power,they won't release and escort ajmal qasab to afganistan (as they did in the case of mazood azar)....