Union Home Minister Amit Shah Urges Prompt Invoking UAPA

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah urges state police and central agencies to swiftly invoke the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
• He outlines a National Counter Terrorism Policy and Strategy to combat terrorism and its associated ecosystem.
• Shah emphasizes the need for agencies fighting terrorism to apply UAPA without hesitation and seek assistance from the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
• He emphasizes the need for a coordinated approach from state police stations to the offices of the Directors-General of Police.
• Shah emphasizes the need to shift from a ‘need to know’ approach to a ‘duty to share’ approach.