POTA helped convict and asa result creat fear among terrorists and their supporters. As a result Pakistan had difficulty in recruiting terrorists within India and even in Kashmir it had to rely on foreign militants to continue the insurgency.
Current situation is diametrically different. Pakistan is now facing terrorism itself and is not actively supporting terrorism due to western pressure. This should have reduced terrorism in India but on the other hand we have local organizations using local material and without any outside support able to commit bigger terrorist attacks. We have not been able to solve any cases in the last 3 years after POTA was repealed. This just proves that we have given a free hand to terrorists and not to law enforcement agencies
India still does not have an anti-terror law even though there is a UN resolution which mandates each country should set up anti-terrorism laws and even Europe/America have anti-terror laws. Madhani (PDP) responsible for Coimbatore blasts was released by court and his release welcomed by CPIM.
People talk about justice for Gujrat riots. 20 years after massacre and ethinic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus and with soldiers sacrificed in Kashmir, not even a single terrorist has been convicted. PDP-Congress coalition released most of the terrorists and gave them government jobs and monetary compensation calling it “Healing Touch Policy” while as their victims "Kashmiri Hindus" are languishing in inhuman conditions in co
