So another red tape organisation has come into being as a result of efforts of the UPA govt. to add extra teeth to its efforts in the so called "war" against terrorism. NIA or the national Investigation agency Bill 2008 calls for establishing a federal agency with exclusive powers to concentrate on investigating terror crimes. Now the debate arises that at first glance what exactly is the purpose of this exhibition of preparedness for "Future" terrorist attacks. The glaring alacrity with which terror has struck parts of the nation that were in earlier years immune to attacks is not only worrisome but also points to the complete inaction by the government to formulate a strategy to address and root out terror.
The UPA has the inglorious distinction of having witnessing under its reign the re-emergence of the Students Islamic Movement of India and emergence of new terrorist groups claiming such horrendous acts. The spate of terror attacks has not only let the nation be seen as a country soft on terror, but has also exposed a Government that lacks a coherent nation wide strategy to deal with internal acts of terror.
The Prime Minister like on all other occasions has been found wanting in addressing the nation at a time of need. Numerous terror incidents have elicited a timid reaction from the premier and that too by way off a press statement or through officials in the PMO. This seeming lack of concern by Manmohan Singh not only further demoralizes the citizens of the country; they also strengthen the arms of the terror groups who see it as a government passive on Islamic terrorism. The lack of a coherent strategy on Islamic terrorism is also seen by some as the extension of the government pro-minority approach. For to adequately address the issue of Islamic fundamentalism, one would have to have a broad ranging discussion on religion, fanaticism and minority representation. These are all areas where the government would much rather maintain a stoic silence and criminal overlook rather than address the root cause of the problem. The tragedy of terrorism in India is not the fact that innocent lives are lost, but the fact that the government in the garb of “terror cannot affect our way of being” notion adopts a ‘back to normal’ approach within 24 hours. Terror attacks after terror attacks have shown the government address, at best, the incident in question, rather than formulate a strategy on how to handle this war that has been declared against the Indian State. With Kashmir fairly secure and peaceful over the past few years, the terror networks have tried to cast their net over the rest of India which has been evident in the sequence of attacks that took place in various parts of the nation at the will of the persons who commit such crimes. Now a terrorist has the guts to attack any area of any city of any state of the nation.
And Lets look at the solution as devised by the UPA govt. which suddenly seems to have waken up with coming elections from the hibernation after the 26/11 mumbai attacks. What exactly is the motive behind identifying another intelligence body to fight this war? Then what would CBI or RAW do? Doesnt it seem to be a simple reaction of saving its image against the outburst of anger in Indian Public keeping in mind the coming elections.It seems like a damage control move on the government's part that has concentrated more on economics of the nation under the guidance of the economist prime minister. Unfortunately it failed in that arena of work also.
NIA : an UPA move to coverup terror slumber!
Author: !K5hit /It is learnt that the powers vested to this agency curtails the rights of the citizens and can operate at the cost of governmental procedures and permissions. The Government should be aware of that but considering anyhow the unconventional nature of the enemy and the extraordinary circumstances in which the war is being waged it is too little a cost an indian would pay for Nations Security. But The Most Important question is if the current terror controlling measures are not sufficient the new move by the govt. should not a political fiasco . We need to have a organisation on US lines much like the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) . It should have its decision making body and should be independent in its operations. without the necessary expertise in the specialised focus of this department it could very well coverup the slumber of the UPA but not ensure sense of safety to the Indian citizen who pays for it and chooses whom to pay it to.
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This is nothing but an eyewash for public. So it means our CBI has failed miserably. And what is the guarantee that this new agency will not be used by politicians for ruling party's advantage. Remember what happened with ATS of Mumbai in the case of Sadhvi Pragya and Lt. Purohit? Sadhvi was subject to several Narco tests and this Killer Kasab has yet to undergo a single narco test as yet. ATS was on daily basis doling out information to media about sadhvi's and Purohit's hand and connection in practically every blast took place in last 10 years. So similarly this NIA can also be used for the same purpose. Even if the present police force does it's duties sincerely without being corrupt half the terrorist activities will be detected well in time. And of course there are politicians and NGOs crying for rights of Minorities. There is no guarantee that this new NIA will be impartial and work without influence of it's political masters.
The NIA, if it is driven by papers and files and not by 100% automated systems; the computers; hardware; software; the qualified and validated end use application programmes and modern means of communications; and if it further depends for actions on decisions of the bureacrats and politicians; the nation shall end up in one more red tape organization. What is required by the Nation is speed; independence and strength of technology for delivering results against terrorism; terrorists and the elements disguisedly supporting such moves.
Real way to stop terrorism is stop their money flow. Start closing business that are fronts for terrorist organizations, organizations belonging to Dawood for example. Bollywood also needs serious auditing, money laundering by underworld is rampant. Close the flow of money and a large step is taken to stop terrorism.
Indian Government is known to come up with a curative course of action. This time they have stumbled upon an idea which is preventive in nature. It remains to be seen how this organization will be able to work and will it be able to survive the change of Government. Also the political will of our decision makers is again put to litmus test. We saw that attack on Parliament has prompted our decision makers to convert Parliament into a fort. It again needed the blood of innocent people to shake these MPs and MLAs out of their slumber. I wish this time they understand the gravity of the situation and come-up with some real teeths and not paper tigers.
The amendments in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the detention period has been raised to a level which is way above the developed countries standards. Why the Indian Agencies take so long to interrogate.
Also because of politics with BJP in Gujarat and Congress in Center, the central government never heeded to Gujarat's government request to sanction funds to secure coastline after repeated reminders and the response was that it will be considered only in 2010( after the current government's tenure.) Ironically the terrorists stopped at Gujarat b4 striking.
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