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| All party meet stresses collective approach | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Nov 30: In the wake of deadly terror strikes in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the political class of the country should give a message of collective approach in dealing with the situation.
Initiating discussion at the all-party meeting convened to discuss the situation arising out of the Mumbai attacks, Singh expressed confidence that the meeting "will be able to give our collective assurance to the nation that across the political spectrum we stand together at this hour." The Prime Minister said all parties should think beyond political gains and losses and think in the interest of the nation.
The meeting was attended by leaders of all parties. Senior BJP leader L K Advani and party president Rajnath Singh did not attend the crucial meeting, with their party saying they were away campaigning in Rajasthan and could not reach here in time.
Singh called the meeting to discuss common approach to deal with the problem of terror, which may include tightening the law. The Prime Minister has already emphasised the immediate need to set up a Federal Investigation Agency to go after terrorist crimes like the one in Mumbai and ensure that the guilty are brought to book. The PM said that maritime, air security would be further strengthened, and anti terror forces would be streamlined.
The PM also mooted the setting up of four NSG hubs across the country to protect metro cities.
The Prime Minister had asserted that "the strongest possible measures" would be taken in the fight against terror including the use of the National Security Act (NSA).
While the NSA would be invoked to deal with situations of this kind, the existing laws would be tightened to ensure that there were no loopholes available to terrorists to escape the clutches of the law, he had said.
The meeting has come at a time when the Opposition was targeting the Congress-led coalition at the Centre for not being serious about tackling terror. |
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