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‘No sympathy for urban Maoists:’ Amit Shah on anti-terror bill

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India
Jun 04, 2020 07:51 PM IST

Home Minister Amit Shah assured the members of Lok Sabha that the Bill will not be misused and every political party should work towards uprooting terrorism from India.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday defended amendments to an anti-terror law, saying it was essential to keep law enforcement agencies one step ahead of terrorists.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha, during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday.(PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha, during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday.(PTI)

Responding to a debate on a bill which amends the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in Lok Sabha, he also asserted that anti-terror laws would not be misused and it would be used only to root out terrorism.

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He also said that provision in UAPA (amendment) bill to designate a person suspected to have terror links as terrorist is necessary to root out terror.

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Hitting out at the Congress for opposing the amendment, he said if the UPA was correct in amending anti-terror laws in their tenure, then so is the NDA.

He said, in the name of ideology, some people promote urban Maoism and the government has no sensitivity towards them.

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The government fights terrorism and it should not matter which party is in power, Shah said, referring to amendments made in anti-terror laws by successive governments.

(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)

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