Kalam wants citizens to join fight against terror
Advocating stringent laws to combat rising terrorism, former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday called for the set up of a unified intelligence agency that involves the citizens of the country as "people need to be included in the fight again...
By PTI |
AHMEDABAD: Advocating stringent laws to combat rising terrorism, former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday called for the set up of a unified intelligence agency that involves the citizens of the country as "people need to be included in the fight against terror."
"There should be a national mission to eradicate terrorism. Terrorists operate from within the society, they live in homes and hotels, so if the people are involved in the fight against terror they will be thwarted," Kalam said.
India's ace nuclear scientist, who was here to teach Globalising and Resurgent India through Innovative Transformation (GRIT) classes in Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad, also advocated a national citizen's identity code to keep a tab on terror.
"We need to enact stringent laws which deliver faster justice," the former President said. His statement comes even as the UPA government is yet to clear the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, pending for the last four years.
"There should be a national mission to eradicate terrorism. Terrorists operate from within the society, they live in homes and hotels, so if the people are involved in the fight against terror they will be thwarted," Kalam said.
India's ace nuclear scientist, who was here to teach Globalising and Resurgent India through Innovative Transformation (GRIT) classes in Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad, also advocated a national citizen's identity code to keep a tab on terror.
"We need to enact stringent laws which deliver faster justice," the former President said. His statement comes even as the UPA government is yet to clear the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, pending for the last four years.
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