From correspondents in Delhi, India, 06:00 PM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday rejected the Administrative Reforms Commission's (ARC) report recommending the National Security Act (NSA) to combat terrorism.

'NSA gave a provision for preventive detention for a year. It's not a punitive law,' BJP spokesperson Arun Jaitley told reporters .

He further said that substituting NSA for Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) is too casual a suggestion and a decepticve recommendation.

Under the NSA, a person can be detained on the basis of suspicion, for up to a year. But it does not ensure punishment, he said

Veerappa Moily, chairperson of the ARC, had Tuesday suggested the implementation of NSA to combat terrorism.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)