Rajnath Singh should rethink his assessment of IS: VHP

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh should rethink on his assessment that Islamic State has failed in India, VHP said today in the light of the violence at Malda in West Bengal.
"I don't know why he said so. Rajnath should re-think on his assessment. He should come forward with truth. And truth today is written on wall, no one can deny. How can a responsible man like our Home Minister deny (then)?
"It is clear that a big section of a particular society is attracted towards ISIS, their ideology, their actions. Even young girls from the community are showing interest in the militant group which is a very dangerous trend," VHP leader Surendra Jain told reporters here.

Jain, VHP's international joint secretary general accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of engaging in "appeasement" politics and demanded strict action against those responsible for the Malda episode.
A mob protesting against the alleged blasphemous comments by a right wing leader had recently resorted to violence in Malda district during which Kaliachak police station was reportedly attacked last Sunday.
The leader noted that India needed to show France and Russia like resolve in dealing with issues of terrorism, after he claimed that flags of ISIS and Pakistan were hoisted in the violence-hit area of the Malda district.

"Some goons from a community are hell bent on destroying fabric of this nation. They are challenging its sovereignty. They should be dealt with firmly and with iron hands. Mamata didi, now enough is enough.

"You should stop this politics of appeasement. It is your politics which has brought Bengal to the level of Malda. Don't convert Sonar Bangala into Bangladesh," he said.
Jain claimed some members of the same community were also behind riots at Mumbai's Azad Maidan and Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly.
"In Mumbai, they had attacked security personnel, raised slogans of Pakistan zindabad. After that Bareilly happened. Everywhere slogans were shouted in favour of Pakistan. Now ISIS flags are also being hoisted in Malda," he said.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh had on December 27 said that global terror outfit Islamic State has failed in its attempts to establish roots in India due to strong family values in the society which act as deterrent to radicalisation.

"Today, IS being talked across the globe. But India is the lone country in the world where it has not been able to establish its roots due to family values of the Indian culture," he had said during a conference in Lucknow.