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vi) The Union Government should come out with a Central Legislation to
handle terrorist activities, similar to POTA, 2000. The new Act should
facilitate action to curb high-tech crimes and heinous terrorist activities. It
is heatening to note that the Administrative Reforms Commission, appointed
by the Union Government under the Chairmanship of senior Congress
leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, Shri Veerappa Moily, has
strongly supported the need for a stringent anti-terrorist law. Let us
incorporate such law whatever safeguards are needed to prevent its misuse.
vii) The Government of India may also consider bringing a Central Legislation
to prevent forcible and induced religious conversions.
viii) The Union Government should as soon as possible introduce a federal
law and set up a separate federal agency to deal with terrorist acts and
organized crime and cyber crimes.
ix) The NDA government had set up a committee, under the chairmanship of
Justice V. S. Malimath, former Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court,
for overhauling the Criminal Justice System in India. Its recommendations
should be implemented expeditiously.
x) There should be effective and meaningful coordination between the Central
Intelligence Agencies and the State Intelligence Agencies on a regular basis.
xi) The Central Intelligence Agencies including RAW, should share information
on a continuous basis regarding the international terrorism and crimes
relevant to the concerned States. They should also facilitate modernizing
the state forces with the equipments required for this purpose.
xii) The Ministry of Home Affaris should maintain a cordial relationship with
their counterparts in the States based on equality and functionality, instead
of treating them as subordinate offices meant for receiving letters and
instructions from the centre.
xiii) The Central Government should help the States in building the capacity of
State Police in handling the terrorist activities through intensive special training
courses at the National and International Institutions. These should be
broad based and cover all cadres of all states.
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