Active Stocks
Thu Mar 28 2024 15:59:33
  1. Tata Steel share price
  2. 155.90 2.00%
  1. ICICI Bank share price
  2. 1,095.75 1.08%
  1. HDFC Bank share price
  2. 1,448.20 0.52%
  1. ITC share price
  2. 428.55 0.13%
  1. Power Grid Corporation Of India share price
  2. 277.05 2.21%
Business News/ Politics / News/  Recent terror strikes blot on government: Chidambaram
BackBack

Recent terror strikes blot on government: Chidambaram

Recent terror strikes blot on government: Chidambaram

Premium

New Delhi: Terming the two recent blasts in Mumbai and Delhi as a “blot" on government’s record, home minister P Chidambaram Thursday said many homegrown modules are active across the country and several of them have acquired the capacity to make bombs.

“There are Indian modules too. They seem to have the capacity to attract radicalised youth to their fold... Many of these modules have acquired the capacity to make bombs," Chidambaram said addressing country’s top police brass here.

The home minister said some of these modules are loosely knit under an organisation called Indian Mujahideen (IM) and many old cadres of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) have transformed themselves into IM cadres.

“There are other Indian modules that espouse the cause of right-wing religious fundamentalism or separatism," he said while inaugurating the three-day annual conference of DGPs and IGPs organised by Intelligence Bureau.

While referring to the 13 July Mumbai and 7 September Delhi blasts, Chidambaram said “two terrorist attacks in the space of two months are indeed blots on our record".

“Naturally, the central government and the security forces have been severely criticised. While we accept the responsibility for the incidents and the legitimate criticism, it is our duty to set out the context in which such terrorist attacks take place," he said.

The home minister said no country in the world, including the United States, appears to be entirely immune to the threat of terror. The worst-affected were Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, he said.

The home minister said while many steps had been taken post 2008 Mumbai terror attack, many more were still needed to be taken.

“Have we done enough to build capacity since the Mumbai terror attacks? The answer is yes and no...yet, we have not done enough," Chidambaram said, adding there were still over 5,00,000 vacancies in state police forces besides many states were yet to enact the new police Act.

He said questions have been raised about the capacity, competence and commitment of the security forces and especially of the intelligence community.

Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away! Login Now!

Catch all the Politics News and Updates on Live Mint. Download The Mint News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News.
More Less
Published: 15 Sep 2011, 01:25 PM IST
Next Story footLogo
Recommended For You
Switch to the Mint app for fast and personalized news - Get App