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Terrorism: Govt. to create new 'legal infrastructure'
By Our Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI, DEC. 7. Reiterating the need for a ``proper legal regime'' to combat terrorism in the country, the Union Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani, today said the Government was ``determined to create a new legal infrastructure'' so that the menace of terrorism could be tackled effectively.
``After the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., even the U.N. Security Council in its resolution directed all nations to frame new laws to deal with terrorists, terrorist organisations and those who finance them,'' Mr. Advani said after inaugurating the International Security, Safety and Fire Exhibition-2001 and launching ``Consultancy Services'' of the Central Industrial Security Force here.
Justifying the need for the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), Mr. Advani said he differed from the views of his colleagues in Parliament who say that India had enough laws to combat terrorism and that the problem lay in its proper implementation. ``Our experiences of abuse of MISA, TADA and NSA by our executives in the past makes us weary. In fact, each and every law is susceptible to abuse. Even Cr.PC and IPC can be abused. But to fight this new kind of war, new laws are needed,'' Mr. Advani said.
Stating that no single nation alone could solve the problem of terrorism, Mr. Advani said a collective fight against this menace continues. ``It's a new kind of war in which unknown enemies can operate in unknown ways and cause damage to non- combaters; innocents become its victims.''
The Home Minister said India had been trying to create awareness about terrorism and for the past four years, and the Vajpayee Government had been stating at global fora that terrorism was not a problem that India alone confronted. But the September 11 attacks had awakened the entire world to the real challenges posed by terrorism, he added.
Addressing the gathering, the Union Home Secretary, Mr. Kamal Pande, said India was committed to fight the menace called terrorism. ``There are four theatres of terrorism - Afghanistan, Palestine, Maoist violence in Nepal, and Pakistan- sponsored terrorism in India - that could put peace in the region in jeopardy,'' he cautioned.
Highlighting the role of CISF, Mr. Pande said with the launch of consultancy services, the para-military force would be able to lend its expertise for the benefit of public as well as private sector. In the post-September 11 scenario, the CISF had done a commendable job by beefing up security arrangements. It had also taken over security arrangements at 23 airports, major government buildings in Delhi and national highways thereby infusing confidence in the nation's economic as well as social environment, the Union Home Secretary added.
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