By KUNA,
New Delhi : The Union home ministry is working out modalities for setting up a federal investigation agency as mooted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, a senior Cabinet Minister has said.
“Security is a great national concern. Home Minister (P Chidambaram) is preoccupied with the matter,” Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters Thursday.
He was replying to a question on how far the government has moved on in setting up the federal agency as announced by Singh in his national broadcast in the wake of Mumbai terror strikes.
“I can assure you that each of those policy statements that the Prime Minister committed to the nation shall be implemented as soon as possible. Time is of essence,” he added.
Sibal said the exact modalities of the implementation of these commitments were being worked out by the Home Ministry.
“It will be done. It is our commitment. Government wants to convey to the people that we will do all that we can to ensure that future safety is not jeopardised,” he mentioned.
Besides setting up of a federal agency, the Prime Minister had announced strengthening of air and maritime security, creation of four National Security Guard (NSG) hubs and a legal framework to take on terrorism.