Government should stop playing politics with terrorism: BJP

NEW DELHI: Refuting Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's charge that opposition-ruled states were opposed to formation of NCTC, BJP today said the government needs to strengthen intelligence gathering and coordination rather than "playing politics" on the issue of terrorism.

"Several innocent lives have been lost in the Hyderabad blasts. The government should stop playing politics on the issue of terrorism. We want the government to take appropriate action. There should be better coordination between the Centre and the state governments," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

The main opposition party maintained that the blame-game should stop and the system of intelligence gathering and sharing of information between the Centre and the states should be looked into.

Pledging all support to the government in the fight against terrorism, BJP said the country should unitedly deal with the menace. However, it alleged that the government is not taking appropriate measures.

"This government should rise above vote-bank politics...On every passing day, Shinde is being seen as an unsuccessful Home Minister," Prasad said.