By IANS,
New Delhi : Amid opposition from various chief ministers over the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the Congress Saturday said the government will address the concerns of the states over formation of the anti-terrorism body.
“If so many chief ministers have expressed their concerns, the central government will talk to them, will certainly try to resolve their concerns and allay their apprehensions,” Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said here.
The comments came a day after Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee joined her counterparts from Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Bihar in strongly opposing the just approved counter-terror intelligence hub, a brainchild of the union Home Minister P. Chidambaram. Chief ministers of several Bharatiya Janata-ruled states and Left-ruled Tripura are also opposed.
Tewari, however, downplayed any embarrassment for the party due to opposition from ally Trinamool Congress.
“Central government and state governments can have different perceptions. Even the chief minister of an UPA ally can have a different view,” he said.
Home Minister P. Chidambaram, however, Saturday clarified that the centre did not intend to interfere in the rights of the states.