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Tripura CM Sarkar slams proposal to set up NCTC | Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday lashed
out at the proposal to set up the NCTC (National Counter Terrorism Centre), saying the Central Government was trying to encroach upon the rights of the states. "NCTC,
we are opposing not all, we are opposing because it is going to cross the rights
of the state government. Thus, it is going to actually attack the federal structure
of our country. This BSF (Border Security Force) amendment that also contains
the same thing, BSF actually is going to take away the responsibilities of police,
which is the domain of the state government," said Sarkar. "That's why we have
said that this should not be discussed today; don't put pressure for taking any
decision from this meeting. This may also be deferred for discussion on 5th (May
5)," he added. Sarkar further said the chief ministers of all states are concerned
about the internal security of the country. "Meeting is going on; it has not yet
been completed, concluded. Issues are many, main thing actually is being discussed
is internal security. Like me all other Chief Ministers are very much concerned
about the internal security," said Sarkar. "I can say about the northeastern region,
yes we have been facing this problem for more than 3 decades. So, one of the basic
reasons of extremist problem in northeastern region is underdevelopment, backwardness,"
he added. The main task of the NCTC would be to ensure that a wide variety of
security organizations in the country work in tandem, at least on issues related
to terrorism. It will also have the power to seek information, including documents,
reports, transcripts, and cyber information from any agency, including from the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), National Investigation Agency, National
Technical Research Organization, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and all seven
central armed police forces including the National Security Guard (NSG). The body,
which will function under the Intelligence Bureau, would be given its own operational
wing with powers to arrest and conduct searches under Section 43A of the Unlawful
Activities Prevention Act.
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