Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today asked all Chief Ministers to ensure that no innocent Muslim youth is wrongfully detained in the name of terror.

In a letter to Chief Ministers, Shinde said Central government has been receiving various representations on alleged harassment of innocent Muslim youth by law enforcement agencies.

BJP's Venkaiah Naidu reacts to the statement saying the home minister must withdraw the statement and apologise to the nation.

"Some of the minority youth have started feeling that they are deliberately targeted and deprived their basis rights," he wrote.

The Home Minister emphasised that the government is committed to its core principle of combating terrorism in every form and manifestation. "Government has to ensure that no innocent person is subjected to undue harassment," he told the Chief Ministers.