Stone-throwing cases declining: Rajnath

Lucknow, August 20

Incidents of stone-throwing have reduced in Jammu and Kashmir due to the role of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said today. He said incidents of naxalism, terrorism and extremism have also seen a downward trend in the last three years.

“You have seen the role of the NIA in Jammu and Kashmir, where incidents of stone-throwing have come down. We have taken a pledge for India’s security and strict action is being taken for this. We will accept challenges and in the past three years, incident of naxalism, terrorism and extremism have seen a downward trend,” he said.

Rajnath was speaking after inaugurating the office and residential complex of the NIA in Lucknow.

“We will win over naxalism, terrorism and extremism. In the past three years, extremism has come down by 75 per cent in the northeast and naxalism has come down by 35-40 per cent,” Rajnath Singh said.

Emphasising on “finishing terror funding sources”, he said, “If we plug sources of fake currency and terror-funding, it will be a big blow to terrorism. The NIA is doing a great job here. Its name sends fear down the spine of those indulging in terror funding.” — PTI