Terror threat during polls: K’taka Home Min
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The Home Minister of Karnataka VS Acharya on Friday (March 20) said that the Centre has issued terror warning to the state of Karnataka. The Home Minister has said that there is a threat to Vidhan sabha and High Court buildings during the polls.
VS Acharya said, “The state has been receiving threats from time to time. As recently as a week ago also we got a threat. Karnataka received teror threat from the Centre that strategic buildings in the state and especially in bangalore face a terror threat during the elections. These threats are also to individuals. The government is taking all necessary precautions in the wake of this. ”
Centre to strengthen Special Forces in Bangalore
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that the Centre will augment the strength of Special Forces in Bangalore in two phases to ensure swift counter-action against any terror threat.
Chidambaram was on a day’s visit to the Special Forces Unit, set-up in the city of Bangalore, having 100 personnel from all ranks who can be deployed at a very short notice.
“The Special Forces will be strengthened in two phases. In the first phase approximately 250 persons of all ranks and, in the second phase another 250 persons of all ranks will reach Bengalore. By the end of this month, we will have approximately 600 persons of all ranks of Special Forces Batallion at Bengaluru,” Chidambaram said.
The concept of Special Forces was mooted after the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
The Home Minister, during his address to the conference of Chief Ministers of Internal Security in January this year, has said that in addition to setting NSG hubs in four metros, trained anti-terror force units will be set up by the defence forces.
As per the plan, Bangalore is being covered by the Army and the Special Forces are stationed with Territorial Army Batallion in Benson town but eventually they would be moved to its new location in Hebbai.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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