Centre's refusal to give assent to the controversial anti-terror law of Gujarat triggered a fresh war of words between Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister P Chidambaram.
Speaking at the conference of chief ministers on internal security, Modi on Monday accused the Centre of playing politics while dealing with terrorism and failed to understand why it returned the anti-terror bill Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Act proposed by his state.
Modi said the anti-terror bill which had been pending with the Central government for a long time was returned to the state assembly recently with the directions to delete certain provisions.
"...I fail to understand why the central government should oppose provisions which are already part of the similar Acts in Karnataka and Maharashtra," he said while speaking at the Chief Minister's conference on Internal Security here.
Speaking to reporters after the conference, Home Minister P Chidambaram countered the arguments saying, "There is no discrimination. I have already said. He has made his position clear, I have made my position clear."
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