Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, April 15: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today opposed proposals for enactment of new laws to deal with federal crimes. He also opposed a fresh legislation on the Central Bureau of Investigation.

“Enactment of new laws to deal with federal crimes is not acceptable since the National Investigation Agency Act is addressing these matters adequately,” said Naveen.

Speaking at the conference of chief ministers held in New Delhi today to deliberate upon the report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission on public order, Naveen said no new legislation on CBI should be made without consulting the state governments.

The present system of the CBI taking up investigation only on concurrence of the state governments should be continued.

The recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission on these two issues, he said, were not acceptable as “these impinge on our basic federal structure.”

Similarly, the deployment of central paramilitary forces should be made only on the specific requisition of the state government, he added.

Reacting to other recommendations of the Administrative Reforms Commission, Naveen said Odisha agreed in principle for separation of investigation from law and order, creation of an inspectorate of police and strengthening the position of district magistrates and enforcement wings of other departments.

Odisha has already set up three police establishment committees to deal with transfer and posting of various levels of police officers in a transparent manner.

A police complaint authority has also been set up in 2008 to look after complaints against police officers, Naveen said.

Third front ‘healthy’

Naveen today ruled out any tie-up between his party and the BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections and asserted that a third front was a “very healthy option”.

“There is no question of any alliance with BJP,” he told newspersons on the sidelines of a conference here.

He was responding to a question on the possibility of the BJD joining hands with the BJP again in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Asked whether there were any chances of revival of the third front, Naveen said: “I think the third front is a very healthy option. But, it is still in its early days.”

The BJD, which has been ruling Odisha since 1999, had an alliance with the BJP till 2009. However, the regional party snapped ties with the BJP just before the 2009 Odisha Assembly elections. The party has 14 members in Lok Sabha. The BJD was a constituent of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government in which Naveen held a Cabinet berth.