NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday extended his three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir and spent a night at the CRPF campus in Pulwama, where 40 jawans were killd in a suicide attack in 2019.
Shah, along with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, paid tribute to the martyrs at the memorial in Pulwama.
Earlier in the day, Shah addressed the security personnel and said that Modi government has a zero tolerance policy towards terror.
He said “we will not be satisfied until peace is completely restored in the Valley.”

Paying tributes to the CRPF jawans, Shah said that it was an honour for him to be spending a night at the reserve force’s campus in Lethpora.
“It is a very important programme for me to be with the forces whether the Army, BSF, CRPF or SSB who are protecting every last inch of the border. This is the last programme of my J&K visit and I can say this without any doubt that it is the most important programme,” he said.
Shah said that law and order situation has improved a lot in Jammu and Kashmir.
He added that he was hopeful “we will be able to realise a peaceful Jammu and Kashmir as envisaged by Prime Minister Modi during our lifetime”.
“Stone-pelting incidents are only seen when we try to look for them. There was a time when stone pelting was common in Kashmir. Such incidents have decreased to a huge extent. But, I want to say that there is no need to be satisfied,” Shah said.
“Narendra Modi government has a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism. We cannot bear it. It is against humanity. It should be our priority to save the people of Kashmir from the persons who are linked to this heinous crime against humanity,” he said.
The home minister expressed his gratitude to the CRPF and other security forces for ensuring that there was no bloodshed after Article 370 was revoked in August 2019.
“There are many changes that are happening on the development front, in infrastructure, industrial and education sectors because the Army and CRPF are ensuring that all sinister designs are defeated,” Shah said.
He said when Articles 370 and 35A were revoked, there were many apprehensions that “there would be a huge reaction”.
“It was possible as well, that perhaps there could have been bloodshed, but today I have come here to tell you and tell you freely that because of your alertness not a single shot was fired. It is a huge thing for us.
“The alertness with which 28,000 jawans and also J&K policemen worked after a major decision was taken in national and J&K’s interest, no blood was shed and a new era of development was started in Kashmir,”‘ he said.
Its effect is visible in the fact that the Pulwama which was known across the country and the world over for the terror attack on CRPF will now have a medical college to be built at the cost of Rs 2000 crore, he said.
Shah said during 2004-14, an average of 208 civilians and 105 security personnel were killed every year, but in the 2014-21 period, it has come down to 60 personnel and 30 civilians per year.
However, he asked why should even 30 civilians lose their lives to terror incidents.
Shah said the people of J&K have accepted the decision of the revocation of Article 370.
“All the forces here have taken care of the law and order situation in a right manner. So, as the country’s home minister, I thank you for the good work,” he said.
(With inputs from PTI)