Terrorists' design can't succeed in Ind: Naqvi

Extremists have realised that their designs would never succeed in India due to the "tough attitude" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards terror and the high morale of security forces for dealing with situations like the attack in Pathankot today, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said.
Also, amidst speculation as to what impact the attack today would have on the peace talks between India and Pakistan, the minister spoke of the "BJP government's policy of generating, maintaining and furthering very good relationship" with the neighbouring country.
Pointing at the operation today by security forces following the terror strike in Pathankot, he said that the way the attack was "mercilessly crushed" shows that India is geared up to respond to such activities.

"Militancy now has no wings to fly in India as they have been impressed fully by the prime minister's extremely tough handling of such elements.
"Modi's fear very much exists in the minds of the activists of Islamic State", Naqvi said as he claimed that the outfit tried to enter India but had to retreat due to Modi's "tough attitude on this count".
The Minister of State for Minority Affairs, meanwhile, congratulated Indian Muslims for their patriotism, saying they "never lend their ear to IS and crushed those elements who tried to bring the outfit to India".

Naqvi said that the day would come when Pakistan shall be forced to hand over LeT leader Hafiz Sayeed and fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim due to the BJP government's policy of "generating, maintaining and furthering very good relationship with Pakistan".

"This gesture of ours was proved by the recent visit of the prime minister and the much-friendly meetings (sic) with his Pakistan counterpart," he said.
Turning to Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh, he said that "the Centre has sanctioned Rs 3,000 crore expecting that development in the real sense of the term would take place" in the state.
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Meanwhile, Naqvi termed terrorism and radicalism as "biggest" enemies of world peace and prosperity and underscored need for "united" efforts to defeat the "evil forces".
"Terrorism & radicalism are biggest enemies of world peace & prosperity. Need for united efforts to defeat 'evil forces'," Naqvi tweeted, without making mention of Pathankot terror strike.

The Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs made the comment after addressing a programme under 'Good Governance Week' in Rampur today.
In a pre-dawn attack, a group of suspected Pakistani terrorists struck at an Air Force base in Punjab, leading to a fierce gun battle in which three security personnel were killed four attackers gunned down.