The Prime Minister says, he respects the judgement of the Supreme Court on setting aside the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner PJ Thomas. Talking to newspersons in Jammu, Dr. Manmohan Singh said it is necessary to ensure that such things don't happen again. Dismissing any coalition compulsion on the question, he said he takes the responsibility and he will speak on the issue in Parliament.The Prime Minister asked the separatists to come forward and talk to interlocutors appointed by the Centre on Jammu and Kashmir. He said after the visit of All Party Delegation to the State last year and several visits of interlocutors to State a hopeful atmosphere has been created which shows that peace and tranquility can return to the state. In reply to a question, the Prime Minister said that if the situation improves considerably in the Kashmir valley, there is no reason why Disturbed Areas Act cannot be removed from the peaceful areas of the State. He reiterated his government’s commitment of zero tolerance to human rights violations.Earlier, addressing the third convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir Agriculture University of Sciences and Technology at Jammu, the Prime Minister said that India wants to resolve all outstanding issues includingKashmir with Pakistan. He said despite all the problems both the sides decided to resume the dialogue process. Dr. Singh said that the activities of extremist groups in Pakistan is a matter of concern for India and once again urged Pakistan to bring the culprits of Mumbai carnage to book. Dr. Singh urged Pakistan to take strong and resolute action against these extremist groups.Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference have welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that India will enter into talks with Pakistan with an open mind. But they said any condition on a dialogue with people of Jammu and Kashmir is unnecessary.Acting Hurriyat Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat told PTI that it is a healthy development when a Prime Minister of any country talks about resolving issues through dialogue.