Rajkot:
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the Central government saying that it had failed to curb terrorism and Naxalism and lacked the will to do it.
"The government at the Centre has no will to tackle terrorism," said Modi after unfurling the tricolour at the Rajkot Municipal Corporation cricket ground here.
"It's a demand of time to take strict action against terrorism which the United States did after 9/11 and since then terrorists didn't dare to target the country," he said adding that it was unfortunate that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh termed terrorism and Naxalism "as a mere serious issue".
Quoting a UN report, Modi said India did not have strict laws to prevent terror acts and added that he would stand by the government and extend all possible support if it has a will and concrete plan to curb terrorism.
The Chief Minister said that while Singh, in his speech on Sunday, urged farmers to enhance agricultural production he did not utter a single word about rotting food grains.
The PM's silence on the issue is like rubbing salt on wounds, he added.
On Kashmir, Modi said "I want to warn the Central government that the Kashmir issue is very sensitive and they will have to take people of the nation into confidence before reaching to any conclusion."
Modi also remembered leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel and other freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for India's independence.
"Gujarat has always shown a new path to the country. Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel led the country for freedom and now Gujarat is leading the country in many fields like agriculture, education and petrochemicals," he said.