HM unveils NIA's motto, releases SoP for UAPA investigations

Addressed inaugural session of 'Anti-Terrorism Conference-2024’

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NATIONAL, November 07, 2024: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the inaugural session of the 'Anti-Terrorism Conference-2024' organised by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in New Delhi Thursday. He unveiled the NIA's motto, released the SoP for UAPA investigations and facilitated 11 medal winners from the NIA.

He emphasised that the NIA is not just an investigating agency; under its aegis, anti-terrorist activities across the country should be compiled and promoted. He commended 11 medal winners and highlighted the sacrifices made by 36,468 policemen in the 75 years since India's independence.

Union Home Minister announced that the Ministry of Home Affairs will soon introduce a National Counter-Terrorism Policy & Strategy to fight terrorism, terrorists and the entire ecosystem supporting them. He emphasized that fighting terrorism involves legally empowering agencies fighting terrorism and creating an ecosystem that strengthens the fight against it.

The NIA Act and the UPA in India have been significantly changed with the NIA Act amended in 2019 adding new offences and granting extra-territorial jurisdiction. The UAPA also allowed authorities to seize property and designate individuals and organizations as terrorists.

Since 2014, there has been no major terrorist incident in India and in the last decade, there has been a 70% reduction in terrorist incidents.

Amit Shah emphasized the importance of states taking the fight against terrorism as their own, stating that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the Ministry of Home Affairs will establish a robust terrorism-fighting ecosystem.

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