Asserting that the destructive agenda of the Islamic State can neither diffuse the constructive agenda for the development of India nor dominate it, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that such powers will be isolated.
"IS' destructive agenda can neither diffuse the constructive agenda for the development of India nor dominate it. Such powers will be isolated and all such powers which will be a threat to India or to the world peace should be ended," said Naqvi.
"And for this, not only India but the entire world needs to unite," he added while reacting to the arrest of Mehdi Masroor Biswas, a business executive, for allegedly operating a pro-IS (Islamic State) Twitter account.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, who was talking to the media in Lucknow, further said that neither any Indian will be stuck in IS' evil trap nor will be a part of their evil activities.
"We have full faith that such powers have neither been able to maintain a stronghold in India, nor will they succeed for the same," Naqvi added.
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Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told the media in New Delhi that this issue would be raised in the Parliament.
Earlier today, Bangalore Police arrested Mehdi Masroor Biswas for allegedly operating a pro-IS Twitter account.
Bangalore Police Commissioner M.N Reddi had yesterday assured that his force was looking into media reports that said Mehdi was operating the @ShamiWitness account.
"We have taken note of this information and our crime branch is on this job to look into it and see its veracity and what needs to be done," Reddi had told reporters.
An investigation by Britain's Channel 4 News had stated that the @ShamiWitness account, which reportedly had a massive 17,700 followers, was being run by an executive based in Bangalore.
The report also claimed that the executive was ready to join the Islamic State himself if his family had not been dependant on him.
As per reports, the social networking account had also tweeted US aid worker Peter Kassig's execution and other videos, moments after they first appeared on the internet.
