Re-introduce COCA to deal with terrorism: BJP

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Hyderabad, Aug 27 (UNI) The BJP today urged the Andhra Pradesh Government to re-introduce the lapsed Control of Organised Crimes Act (COCA), for effectively dealing with terrorist activities.

Talking to reporters here, party General Secretary K Lakshman and G Kishan Reddy, MLA, said the government, which had positively responded to the suggestion of re-introduction of COCA in the all-party meeting yesterday, should take immediate steps to do so.

They said the Act would strengthen the hands of the government in curbing acts of terrorism.

Alleging that Union Women and Child Development Minister Ms Renuka Choudary had ''crossed her limits'' while criticising former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and the NDA Government for their 'failure' to prevent attack on Parliament even when POTA was in force, the BJP leaders demanded her removal from the Union Cabinet.

Alleging that political interference in the transfers of police officers was responsible for the increase in terrorist activities, the BJP leaders said four to five Police Commissioners in Hyderabad were transferred during the past three years of Congress rule.

Alleging that the Chief Minister had simply disowned his responsibility in dealing with terrorism by stating that ''it was for the Centre to handle it'', the BJP leaders said maintenance of law and order and safeguarding the lives of people was the primary responsibility of the State Government and he (Chief Minister) could not disown it.

Instead of remaining silent, Dr Reddy should come out with a clear statement on the blasts, they said. The government should strengthen the counter-intelligence mechanism.

Faulting the government for sanctioning government jobs to only those families that lost theiR bread earners, they demanded that one person in every bereaved family should be provided with job.

UNI

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