Telling different tales

Home Minister P Chidambaram’s favourite subject — National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) — is in limbo. But, during the recent meeting of chief secretaries and Director Generals of Police (DGPs) of all states, even top officials of Karnataka had different views to share when it was their turn to speak. While the chief secretary of Karnataka toed the line of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and opposed the implementation of the NCTC, the DGP of Karnataka argued the NCTC must be implemented at the earliest, as it could prove to be one of the most concrete actions to tackle terrorism in the country.