Advani targets Govt over repealing of POTA

BJP chief assailed the UPA Govt for repealing Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).

Reiterating the need for special law to deal with terrorism, BJP president LK Advani on Friday assailed the UPA Government for repealing Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA).

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"A special law is required to deal with terrorism -- we had made one (POTA) but to please a particular section of the society the UPA Government repealed it," Advani said.

There was no point in blaming each other but the fact that a terrorist attack was made at the Ram Janam Bhoomi complex in Ayodhya, Advani told reporters at the Amausi air port in Lucknow on his way to the temple town.

Terrorism has acquired a global proportion, he said, adding the ugly face of terrorism that India had been witnessing for over two decades was on Thursday witnessed by London and a couple of years ago by USA during the 9/11 attacks.