Govt. follows policy of 'zero-tolerance' towards terrorism: Jitendra Singh

Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Jitendra Singh, on Saturday said the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre follows the policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Udhampur, who was reacting to the two terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, said the Centre is fully-equipped to deal with such a situation.

"It is certainly evident that Pakistan is not ready to mend its ways but as the Prime Minister has already stated even on the floor of the House that India, under the present government, follows the policy of zero-tolerance towards terrorism and we are committed to that," Singh said.

"The Government of India and the present set up in New Delhi is fully equipped to deal any kind of situation emerging in the present context. At the outside, without getting into the politics of this, I wish to pay my homage to the brave soldiers who lost their lives yesterday and are also fighting out today," he added.

Singh further said that he has appealed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to see if the amount of compensation to the family members of the martyred soldiers could be increased.

"Although there is no compensation for the lives that have been lost," he added.

The Minister of State in PMO also said that there is a need to do some re-thinking and urged all the parties to rise above political lines with regard to the decisions on sensitive issues.

"Having said this, I think, this is also an occasion for us to do some re-thinking and rise above the political lines and learn that any decisions regarding sensitive issues, like for example Armed Forces Special Powers, to maintain it or withdraw it, to continue it or discontinue it, has to be essentially based on the wisdom and inputs of the security agencies, instead of getting tempted to political considerations," he added.

A day after six people, including two militants, were killed in an attack on a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, an Army camp was attacked by the terrorists in Samba district this morning.

According to reports, one civilian is said to be injured in the heavy exchange of firing between the terrorists and the security forces.

The Jammu-Pathankot Highway has been sealed following the incident.