Click to play videoNew Delhi: At the Chief Ministers’ conference in New Delhi on Monday, the growing divide between the Centre and Opposition-held states like Gujarat came to fore yet again when Gujarat CM Narendra Modi took on the Centre for refusing to pass the Gujarat anti-terror Bill.
Speaking at the conference of chief ministers organised in the Capital, Modi launched an all-out attack against the PM.
"When it comes to dealing with terrorists, we must draw a clear line between those who are on their side and those who are on the side of society,” he said.
This meet was designed to brief the state Chief Ministers on the various terror threats the country faces.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh started it as expected, warning of ongoing plans of terrorist groups in Pakistan to carry out fresh attacks inside India.
But it quickly became a Congress versus BJP battle, as Singh singled out the BJP-ruled state of Karnataka for failing to maintain communal peace.
"States like Maharashtra and Karnataka need to exercise greater vigil to maintain communal peace. Karnataka, in particular, has witnessed a number of communal incidents during this year," he said.
Home Minister P Chidambaram though kept his focus firmly on the internal security problems.
Hitting out at the Northeastern states of Assam and Manipur - both under Congress rule - he accused them of bending backwards before insurgent groups.
He even charged several states of not fulfilling the promises that were made by them at the time of the last meeting.
"In the last few months we have refined our policy stance: the law will be applied strictly, ceasefire agreements will be enforced in letter and spirit, and we will talk to any group only if it abjures violence, lays down arms and offers to surrender," he said.
But the blame game between the Centre and some states took its toll on the very effectiveness of the conference.
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