Replying to queries from members during Question Hour, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said there has been a 71 per cent reduction in incidents of terror in the country under the Modi government and terrorists will now either go to jail or "jahannum" (hell).
He listed several steps being taken to deal with cases of terror and claimed that after an amendment in the Act governing the National Investigative Agency, it is now investigating cases on foreign land including attacks on the Indian High Commission in London and Ottawa and the consulate in San Francisco.
Rai, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha, said that as of March 12, 2025, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had registered 652 cases since its inception, and 516 cases had been charge-sheeted.
The minister said unlike in the past when terrorists were glorified and served "good food", the Modi government has a '"zero tolerance" policy towards terrorism that has helped bring down the the cases of terror to zero in the hinterland.
"Earlier, terrorists were glorified and they were served good food. Today, the Modi government is working with the policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, which has resulted in no terror incidents in the hinterland. There has been a 71 per cent decline in terror activities in the country.
The Minister of State for Home informed the members that the NIA has also spoken to some illegal immigrants who were deported by the United States and cases of human trafficking have also come out and serious investigation is being carried out in such cases after registration of FIRs.
The NIA has arrested 4232 accused so far, and 625 have been convicted. Out of a total of 157 decided cases, 150 have resulted in convictions, he added. Rai added that the NIA has been instrumental in combating terrorism, with a conviction rate of 95.54% in cases investigated by the agency.
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