Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to thrust the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) on unwilling states.
She also urged Manmohan Singh to convene a meeting of chief ministers to discuss the matter.
In a letter to the prime minister, Jayalalithaa
said: "I request the formation of NCTC may first be ordered to be held
in abeyance and a meeting of chief ministers may be convened to discuss
this matter.
"The views of chief ministers will
have to be given due consideration and a purposeful discussion on
counter terrorism should be made possible. I request an early reply in
this matter."
Her demand follows a statement by
the Home Secretary that the office memorandum on NCTC has not been
withdrawn and is deemed to have come into effect on March 1.
Expressing surprise at the central
government convening a meeting of chief ministers April 16 to discuss
internal security issues including NCTC, she said: "It is indeed
unfortunate that, without taking into consideration the views and
sentiments of chief ministers, the constitution of the NCTC is sought to
be steamrolled into existence."
States critical of NCTC allege that it will dilute the federal structure.
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