Will deliver a strong response : Rajnath

way2barak, April 24: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who underlined that lives of “many innocent citizens” were lost in “a cowardly attack by terrorists who made religion a target, assured the nation of a “strong response”.

He said the government “will take every step that is necessary and appropriate”. “And we will not only trace those who perpetrated this incident. We will also reach those who, hiding behind the scenes, have conspired to carry out such a ‘napak’ (impure) act on the soil of India.”

“This extremely inhuman act has plunged all of us into deep grief and pain… I would like to reiterate India’s firm resolve that we have a zero tolerance policy against terrorism. Every citizen of India is united against this cowardly act,” he said while delivering the Arjan Singh Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.

“India is such an old civilisation and such a big country that it cannot be intimidated by any such terrorist activities. People responsible for such acts will get a strong response in the near future,” he said.