Rajya Sabha debate on anti-terror body

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Left also stage walkout.

The BJP stages a walkout.

Govt survives Rajya Sabha test: 99 votes against BJP amendments on NCTC

BJP and Left's amendment on the anti-terror body put to vote.

Sitaram Yechury, Left leader: Our demands are reasonable. Is there anything unreasonable about them?

Pawan Bansal, Congress leader: Consultation (with the Chief Ministers) will happen on April 16 and nothing will be done to undermine the states.

Pawan Bansal, Congress leader: Both issues of consultations (with Chief Ministers) and infringement have been addressed by the Prime Minister in his address.

Sitaram Yechury: Constitution says India is an union of states. Without states, there is no India. So, this cannot happen without taking states on board.

Sitaram Yechury, Left leader: The government had assured that they will revisit the issue of the states. But that never happened.

Arun Jaitley: Today when you create a security agency, we do not have objections. But our problem is that this cannot be without the consent of the states.

Arun Jaitley, BJP leader: The concern of all of us and the states is that law and order is a state subject.

Pawan Bansal, Congress leader (to the BJP): You will not dictate the outcome.

PM: Nothing will be done that will infringe on the federal structure of Constitution.

Prime Minister speaks in in Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister speaks in in Rajya Sabha

Manmohan Singh: Operational differences over NCTC (National Counter Terrorism Center)

Manmohan Singh: NCTC is important for our country.