Slamming the UPA government of heinous laxity on terror, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and third front prime ministerial hopeful Mayawati on Thursday said the Centre's move to set up a federal agency was a ploy to camouflage its shortcomings in combating the menace.
"It requires strong will power and stern measures on the part of the Union government to deal with terror but it seems the Centre is just indulging in paper work to hide its shortcomings," said Mayawati while speaking to the media in Lucknow.
She added that the government lacked sincerity on the issue of setting up of federal agency.
"Had it been serious, a draft proposal for the same should have been sent to the respective state governments before taking up a detailed discussion on the same to arrive at a unanimous agreement," she said.
The Chief Minister said that without going through the details it was impossible for the state to give its viewpoint on the issue and added that the Centre should concentrate on addressing the root cause of terrorism.
"Instead of concentrating on setting up a federal agency, the union government should try and address the main causes of terrorism," she contended.
Alleging that the UPA government was trying to mislead people on the issue before the Lok Sabha elections, Mayawati said convening a meeting of Home Secretaries and Director Generals of Police of all states on the issue of national security was not enough.
"It requires strong will power and stern measures on the part of the Union government to deal with terror but it seems the Centre is just indulging in paper work to hide its shortcomings," said Mayawati while speaking to the media in Lucknow.
She added that the government lacked sincerity on the issue of setting up of federal agency.
"Had it been serious, a draft proposal for the same should have been sent to the respective state governments before taking up a detailed discussion on the same to arrive at a unanimous agreement," she said.
The Chief Minister said that without going through the details it was impossible for the state to give its viewpoint on the issue and added that the Centre should concentrate on addressing the root cause of terrorism.
"Instead of concentrating on setting up a federal agency, the union government should try and address the main causes of terrorism," she contended.
Alleging that the UPA government was trying to mislead people on the issue before the Lok Sabha elections, Mayawati said convening a meeting of Home Secretaries and Director Generals of Police of all states on the issue of national security was not enough.
No comments:
Post a Comment