'Surgical strikes': BJP, Congress hail Indian army

India's ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party and main opposition Congress today hailed the armed forces' surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the de facto border with Pakistan.

They also lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his government believes in action and not words.

"A salute to armed forces and to the leadership of the prime minister for securing our borders and defending from Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. A responsible government acts and talks less. And that has been the practice of this government under Modi's leadership," BJP National Secretary Shri Siddharth Nath Singh said.

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted, "Proud of our armed forces for their heroic surgical strikes on terror launch pads.

"Surgical strikes were conducted when Pakistan did not mend ways after repeated diplomatic efforts to check terrorism originating from their soil.

Congress welcomed the surgical strikes carried out by the army against terror bases across the Line of Control (LoC), declaring that it stood completely behind the armed forces.

"We congratulate the Indian army for undertaking surgical strikes on terror launch pads. We stand completely behind our Armed Forces," Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, tweeted.