Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the country needs to not only combat terrorism but also dismantle its entire ecosystem and government agencies must adopt such a ruthless approach so that a new terrorist organisation cannot be formed.
He sent a clear and terse message to perpetrators of terror in consecutive statements underlining the government’s intent in never compromising with such subversive elements.
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Central and state agencies have succeeded in firmly curbing all forms of terrorism in the country in the last nine years, he pointed out in his inaugural address at an anti-terror conference organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi, on October 5.
Uniform structure
The hierarchy, structure and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of investigation of all anti-terrorism agencies in all states should be made uniform for better coordination between Central and state agencies, he urged.
Emphasising that all anti-terrorism agencies must adopt such a ruthless approach so that a new terrorist organisation cannot be formed, the Home Minister said that the task of NIA, ATS, and STF should not be limited to investigation, but they should also think out of the box and take innovative measures to counter the terrorism.
Global cooperation
He added that the fight against terrorism requires collaboration from the global level to the grassroots, involving various states within the country, as well as international cooperation.
He reiterated the government’s commitment to fight terror at a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in New Delhi on October 6.
While success has been achieved in curbing leftist extremism in the last few years under the leadership of the Prime Minister, this fight has now reached its decisive phase, he observed.
The determination of PM Modi and with cooperation of all the states affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), major successes have been achieved against it in 2022 and 2023, he added.
LWE will be completely uprooted in the next two years, declared the Home Minister.
He emphasised on strengthening law and order and the role of police in his address at the 49th All India Police Science Congress as the chief guest in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on October 7.
Law and order
Declaring that good law and order situation is the first condition for development, he shared that in the year of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Home Ministry has brought about many changes to further strengthen the law and order in the country.
Indian criminal justice system is entering into a new era with the use of forensic science, role of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) and Criminal Justice System (ICJS) and three new laws to replace IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act in Amrit Kal, he added.
