The government has said that Indian Army has been befittingly retaliating to Pakistan’s repeated attempts of ceasefire violations on the LoC.

Replying to supplementaries during question hour in the Rajya Sabha today, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said, the government has taken appropriate measures to curb the frequent ceasefire violations by Pakistani army. Replying to another question, the Minister said, the

government is ready to provide compensation to the people in the villages situated near LoC for damage caused to their houses in firing across the boarder. He said the government will also provide financial assistance to the farmers who are unable to make use of their land for agriculture following cross border firing.