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Congratulations to all friends and wellwishers of Congress. We have done even better than what anybdy had expected. Posted Date-5/16/2009 ||

Jairam Ramesh
(INC coordinator
election related affairs)
posted: 14/04/2009

Protecting India from Terror

The Congress led UPA government has instituted a number of measures to protect India from terror, many of which have been drowned under the din of opposition rhetoric. Some of these include:

* Setting up a functional National Investigation Agency

* Establishing and activating a Multi Agency Centre (MAC) to ensure inter-agency collaboration

* Enacting a stronger Anti-Terrorism Law

* Setting up 20 Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism Schools

* Establishing a network of NSG Hubs across the country

* Phased Implementation of a Multi-Purpose National Identity Card (MNIC) for all Indian citizens

* In addition, we will institute a number of addition initiatives if we are voted to power:

* Launching a Citizens Campaign against terror

* Undertaking a comprehensive Review of VIP/VVIP Security

* Setting up a permanent Crisis Management "War Room" to manage national security threats

* A Judicial Task Force on Fast-track Trials

Fighting terror is a long haul, and a number of high-impact measures that we have instituted will begin to bear fruit in the coming months and years.

Nevertheless, we cannot waste even a day - the Congress Party is alive to this challenge, and is committed to providing strong and decisive leadership to meet it. This is our pledge to the people of India.

We believe that it is only the Indian National Congress that can deal with the scourge of terrorism squarely and decisively but without weakening the delicate strands that have, together, bound our society for centuries.

I wanted to share with you a document that summarizes the Congress Party's approach to fighting terrorism - what we have done so far and what we commit to doing further to tackle it.

"The Congress Party's Pledge: Protecting India from Terror"

English: www.aicc.org.in/new/TERROR_final.pdf
Hindi: www.aicc.org.in/new/hindi/TERROR_HINDI.pdf

Please feel free to share this document with others, in order to generate informed discussion and decision making.

I welcome the opportunity to receive your thoughts.

Best Regards.

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posted by Vikas Bajaj 5/6/2009 12:00:00 AM

Fight with terrorism

I really appriciate the steps that government is taking against the terrorism, but the fact is number of terror attacks in india has been increasing. Our intelligence and infrastructure of security agencies is not upto that level. Its the prime responsibility of the government to secure its country from every threat. Second the cases against the accused should be solved very fast so that people should believe in law.

Hope your government will have first priority of these issues after making government.

posted by Deepak 4/26/2009 12:00:00 AM

Protecting India from Terror

I must say that the idea to fight terrorism are real good but I have one doubt. What if a terrorist turns out to be a particular community. In that case I doubt if any action will be taken. Even if supreme court gives him capital punishment, still he will not be hanged. I will be glad if congress works in real secular manner. There should be an end to policies of dividing the country and minority appeasement in name of secularism.

posted by kshitij Adyalkar 4/14/2009 12:00:00 AM

Congress Parties initiative on Terrorism

I agree and personally feel that the stand of Congress party on the issue of terrorism is assertive and justified on all fronts. We should propogate this view to all our friends and relatives.