The
permanent parliamentary committee of Union Law and Justice
Ministry has advocated to make the Central Bureau of Investigation
into an anti-terrorist federal agency. Committee has suggested
to give special rights to CBI and full time intelligence system
so that the agency may perform investigation by its own in
the matters of terrorism. President of the committee, EM Sundereshana
Nachiappan said that after giving special rights and complete
intelligence system the time would be saved which is spent
in the investigation of CBI after handing over by state and
central government. Presently the CBI starts investigation
when the state government sends the matter to it. It is mentionable
that after the incident of bomb blasts at Jaipur, Prime Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh had expressed the need of a federal investigation
agency to face terrorism, naxalism and north-east extremism.
After this the statement of Nachiappan is important in several
aspects. Though the states have not given their consent for
such an agency, because they believe it an interference in
the rights and autonomoy of the states. No state government
is ready to hand over national and international crimes to
be investigated through the central government. It may be
recalled that the central government, in December 2007, through
a proposal had said that terrorism and Hawala including five
types of crimes be given directly to the Centre. But the states
had rejected it immediately. Importance of having a joint
command to face naxalism and terrorism in several states cannot
be undermined. Looking to the opposition of the Chief Ministers
the Centre had given second proposal of the same concept.
Centre's proposal was that a system would be formed of the
DGPs and Chief Secretaries of the states with senior officials
of the home ministry. In case of an incident in any state,
its officials would hand over the investigation to the Centre
after talking with the officials of home ministry. There is
need to develop the intelligence machinery and make it solid.
In the present scenario keeping in view the terrorism and
other matters the requirement of federal agency is more important.
This suggestion of the committee is commendable and should
be welcomed.
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