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"The Centre is dictating to states. Such actions undermine the federal structure and also the democratic principles," he told reporters here.
Gowda criticised the UPA Government for going ahead with its decision even after some states opposed it.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, an ally of UPA, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and others have already opposed NCTC saying it usurped states` powers.