Foreign agencies trying to radicalise people, but very little incliners: Govt

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on Tuesday noted that radicalisation by terror groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda is a major problem faced by countries all over the world, adding that some foreign agencies have also been making efforts to radicalise people in India.

In a written reply to a question, Rai however, said in Lok Sabha, that the inclination toward radical ideologies in India is minuscule as compared to the population of the country owing to various factors.

"In the Indian context, some foreign agencies inimical to India along with the global terrorist groups have been making efforts to radicalise people," he said replying to the question.

Coverage of government's various welfare schemes without discrimination, special schemes for communities and areas, promotion of composite culture and coexistence among various communities, and constitutional safeguards for minorities, are some of the steps the government has been taking to keep people away from radicalization, he said.

He also said that institutional efforts are being taken for ensuring fair representation of minorities and other less-represented communities in all spheres of life.

He said that along with these steps, the Ministry of Home Affairs has created a Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalisation Division to coordinate with various security and law-enforcement agencies.

The minister said the government has also proscribed a number of organizations as terrorist or unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.