Karnataka Govt too opposes NCTC

Last Updated: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 16:01

Tags: Karnataka, NCTC, D V Sadananda Gowda

Shimoga: BJP ruled Karnataka on Saturday joined the anti-NCTC chorus with Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda attacking the Centre for 'imposing' its decision to operationalise the National Counter Terrorism Centre on the states without consulting them.

"The Centre is dictating to states. Such actions undermine the federal structure and also the democratic principles," he told reporters here.

Gowda criticised the UPA Government for going ahead with its decision even after some states opposed it.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an ally of UPA, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and others have already opposed NCTC saying it usurped states' powers.

PTI

First Published: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 16:01

Comments

Pradeep - Coimbatore
States ganging against the Center. Not a healthy trend in democracy. More and more regional parties coming to power, it is bound to happen. Its for national parties to take a firm stand on National issues and not regional parties. BJP, Congress and Communists parties being the national parties, should have a common stand and not play petty poltics. Regional parties are pressurizing the center too much and it is not good development.