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Govt determined to push through anti-terror law: Advani
Asserting that Government will push through an anti-terrorism law in Parliament, Home Minister L K Advani on Wednesday said the new law was required to plug loopholes in the existing ones which were insufficient to convict terrorists.
Asserting that Government will push through an anti-terrorism law in Parliament, Home Minister L K Advani on Wednesday said the new law was required to plug loopholes in the existing ones which were insufficient to convict terrorists.
"As was in the case of TADA, one could arrest a person but not get him convicted. We can catch them under the existing laws but cannot get them punished," Advani told a conference of the FICCI.
"Therefore, new law is required and Government will not hesitate to bring it and will go forward in that direction," he said, adding that it was ready to "make amendments in the existing provisions" of the anti-terrorism ordinance.
Speaking on the subject of economic security, he said while the Vajpayee government stood for a "synergestic relationship" with the Opposition, "we have not been able to achieve that on POTO. But we cannot move away from our responsibilities towards the nation".
Describing cross-border terrorism as the "biggest challenge" before the nation, Advani said the question of national security had today become a "comprehensive concern" of not just the Home and Defence Ministries, but also of the Finance, Commerce, Agriculture and other ministries along with the Planning Commission.
At times of a national crisis, the politicians, business and the media should "react in a manner in which national concern is the focus", as was reflected in the US after the September 11 attacks, he said.
Bureau Report
"As was in the case of TADA, one could arrest a person but not get him convicted. We can catch them under the existing laws but cannot get them punished," Advani told a conference of the FICCI.
"Therefore, new law is required and Government will not hesitate to bring it and will go forward in that direction," he said, adding that it was ready to "make amendments in the existing provisions" of the anti-terrorism ordinance.
Speaking on the subject of economic security, he said while the Vajpayee government stood for a "synergestic relationship" with the Opposition, "we have not been able to achieve that on POTO. But we cannot move away from our responsibilities towards the nation".
Describing cross-border terrorism as the "biggest challenge" before the nation, Advani said the question of national security had today become a "comprehensive concern" of not just the Home and Defence Ministries, but also of the Finance, Commerce, Agriculture and other ministries along with the Planning Commission.
At times of a national crisis, the politicians, business and the media should "react in a manner in which national concern is the focus", as was reflected in the US after the September 11 attacks, he said.
Bureau Report