Extending support for setting up an organisation which can effectively deal with the anti-national activities, Munda said, "Kargil and Mumbai attacks have made it clear that terrorist activities in the country are being controlled from outside".
An effort is being made to create a system which will effectively deal with terrorist activities in the country, he said, adding that "Jharkhand government supports setting up of such an organisation."
Wondering why the Centre did not consult the state governments to seek their agreement before taking a decision on NCTC, Munda speaking at the Chief Ministers' conference on NCTC here insisted that any such agency should be formed through an act of the Parliament.
"Several anti-terror laws have been made from time to time and these were ratified in Parliament with consensus from the state governments. It is difficult to understand why such consultations were not held with the state governments before setting up the NCTC", he said.
Seeking discussions on the issue, Munda said, "the union government should set up a sub-committee to hold detailed discussions and analyse the structure, powers and function of the NCTC."
Referring to organisations such as the Multi Agency Centre (MAC) earlier established by the government to tackle terrorist activities, Munda said, "The argument given by the government in favour of NCTC is that it will be the Designated Authority under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act." (MORE)