TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that the Islamic State (IS) will not have any further impact on India.
Addressing the Fourth Counter Terrorism Conference on ‘Changing Contours of Global Terror’ here, Rajnath Singh said, “The on-going propaganda by IS has significantly altered jihadi discourse in India, which so far was rooted in grievances against the Indian state/society. I am, however, happy that Indian social fabric has not been affected by the emergence of Islamic State and I am sure this will not have any further impact in our country.”
He, however, added that terrorism, in all forms, including, Left Wing Extremism, insurgency, poses a challenge to the national sovereignty of India.
“India is already facing a serious challenge due to relentless efforts of Pak sponsored anti-India Islamist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HUJI) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM),” the Union Home Minister said.
He asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union Government has placed security and safety as its top priority and that is why a new division has been created in the Home Ministry exclusively to deal with Counter-Terrorism.
