Amit Shah said on Thursday that an office of the National Investigation Agency will be set up in each state by 2024, so that the government could create an effective anti-terrorism network.
The statement was made at a two-day “Chintan Shivir” or brainstorming session of chief ministers, state home ministers and state police chiefs. The event is being held in the Surajkund area of Haryana’s Faridabad district.
“Keeping in mind the government’s zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism, we have carried out major changes to the National Investigation Agency Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,” the home minister said. “Under the UAPA, the NIA has been given the power to declare a person as a terrorist.”
मोदी सरकार की आतंकवाद के खिलाफ जीरो टॉलरेंस की नीति है। इसके लिए NIA व अन्य एजेंसियों को मजबूत किया गया है।
मोदी सरकार 2024 तक देश के हर राज्य में NIA की शाखा बना कर एक दृढ़ आतंकवाद-रोधी नेटवर्क बनाने की दिशा में काम कर रही है। pic.twitter.com/3utn1fL9DR
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 27, 2022
Shah said that although law and order is a state subject, several crimes have become “borderless” due to the advancement of technology. He added that success in the prevention of crime can be achieved only if all states work together and form a common strategy.
2. Will come up with new IPC, CrPC drafts soon
The home minister also said that he was examining possible changes to the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure. “Various suggestions have been received regarding improvement in CrPC and IPC. I’m looking into it in detail, invested hours in it. We will very soon come up with new CrPC, IPC drafts in Parliament,” Shah said.
