States should crackdown on elements fanning communal strife: PM

The Prime Minister termed as “unfortunate” the debate as to which party would be benefited during elections in case of communal violence.



“In actual, nobody gets benefits from communal discord.  Such things put a question mark on the very existence of a civilised nation like ours,” he said.

“I appeal to parties and media that they should refrain from giving any political colour or taking any political mileage from such incidents,” Singh said.  With the global world shrinking because of cyber space, social media has been used by some anti-social and anti-national forces to circulate fake videos for creating hatred among communities.

The social media was used to terrorise people in the northeast.

He said there was a fine line dividing free use of expression on social media. “While it is necessary to continue the use of social media for strengthening brotherhood, it is equally important to ensure that anti-national elements don't misuse the medium,” he said.