NCTC meet begins in New Delhi:

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also defended the proposed anti-terror body. Prime Minister Dr MM Singh stated that NCTC should not be perceived as a Centre vs. states battle and it should be a reflection of the shared goal of fighting terror. He also said that the talks over the NCTC should be held in the spirit harmony and cooperation. Allies of UPA has more in store.And as the meeting between the chief ministers and the Central government over the contentious National Counter Terrorism Centre begins at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, reports have emerged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, chief of UPA's major ally Trinamool Congress, is unlikely to accept anything but a roll back of the premier agency.Mamata Banerjee is to find support from her Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, UP CM Akhilesh Yadav among others. Union Home Minister P Chidambaram while addressing the NCTC meeting in New Delhi, pitched for a strong anti-terror body. He stated that the battle against terrorism can succeed only if the Centre and the state governments work together.In his bid to defend the NCTC, he also said that terrorists do not recognize boundaries of states, and hoped that the meeting will address all the issues raised by the chief ministers.In his bid to defend the NCTC, he also said that terrorists do not recognize boundaries of states, and hoped that the meeting will address all the issues raised by the chief ministers.