Click to play videoDelhi, October 29, 2005: Serial blasts leave nearly 70 dead
Varanasi , March 7, 2006: Twin blasts kill 14 people
Mumbai, July 11, 2006: Serial blasts leave more than 100 people dead
Malegaon, Maharashtra, September 8, 2006: Blast kills 31 people
Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, November 20, 2006: Train blast kills 8
All these terrorist attacks were blamed on intelligence failure. The security agencies have been blamed for their failure to report and crack down on the plotters of these attacks. But now, the chief of the Intelligence Bureau has demanded more legislative backing for security personnel engaged in counter-terrorism operations
"Adequate legal protection to the officers and men involved in the counter-terrorism efforts will be necessary if we have to face the emerging security challenges," E S L Narisimhan, Intelligence Bureau Chief, said.
The IB Chief made this statement right in presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Definitely, it had wider ramifications. The security agencies have been under pressure after the government repealed harsh counter-terrorism laws, like the POTA.
The IB Chief's demand came just a day after Home Minister Shivraj Patil warned that the atomic power plants are 'highly vulnerable' to terror attacks and key installations in the oil and natural gas sector, defence, communications and IT are also on the hitlist of terrorists. Patil said the largely unprotected Indian coastline has provided a easy corridor for terrorists infiltrating into the country.
With the spectre of terrorism looming large across India, the inteligence chief has demanded a tougher law to tackle terror. But is that enough? Security experts feel that the intelligence setup in the country needs to be spruced up first and the element of human intelligence needs to be increased to combat terrorism effectively.
(With Meetu Jain)
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