Several chief ministers also expressed concern at the growing radicalisation, with Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh stressing on the need for a national de-radicalisation policy. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan wanted the Centre to check the misuse of social media. Chouhan also echoed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s disappointment with the home ministry rule that requires states to make “advance payment” before seeking central police forces to maintain law and order. The two chief ministers of BJP-ruled states also nudged the Centre to quickly operationalise the National Intelligence Grid, a brainchild of former home minister P Chidambaram. The Inter-State Council called for dealing with terrorism with an iron fist during its meeting on Saturday that saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging chief ministers to keep politics aside when dealing with security issues.

Source: Hindustan Times July 16, 2016 19:18 UTC