Rajnath Singh: NDA adopted zero tolerance on terrorism

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the NDA government has adopted a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism.

Paying tributes to those who laid down their lives in the terror attack on Parliament 14 years back, the home minister said, “Our government has adopted a zero tolerance policy against terrorism. We are committed to making India more secure and safe as a nation,” he said.

“I salute the valour and courage exhibited by those brave security personnel. The nation will never forget their supreme sacrifice,” said the home minister. On December 13, 2001, five heavily-armed gunmen stormed the Parliament complex and opened indiscriminate fire, killing nine persons. The martyrs included five Delhi police personnel, a woman Central Reserve Police Force official, two Parliament watch and ward staff, and a gardener. The perpetrators were Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists.

On 13 December 2001, terrorists infiltrated the Parliament House in a car with home ministry and Parliament labels. While both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha had been adjourned 40 minutes prior to the incident, many members of the both houses were inside the Parliament building at the time. The terrorists carried AK47 rifles, grenade launchers, pistols and grenades.