Cong-BJP sparring over Bodh Gaya blasts

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 09 2013 | 12:20 AM IST
The serial blasts in Bodh Gaya led to a political slugfest between the Congress and the BJP today with Digvijay Singh targeting Narendra Modi, saying the incident happened a day after he asked BJP workers to teach a lesson to Nitish Kumar.
"Aren't they suggesting a Muslim involvement without full investigation? Flip side of this. Amit Shah promises a Grand Temple at Ayodhya...Modi addresses Bihar BJP workers and asks them to teach Nitish a lesson. Next day Bomb Blasts at Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya...Is there a connect? I don't know. ALLOW NIA TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION PLEASE !," Singh said in his tweets posted one after one in the same order.
Singh's tweets triggered instant reaction from the BJP with party's Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha Ravi Shankar Prasad accusing Singh of politicising and communalising terrorism.
"The Congress general secretary's "record of politicising and communalising terrorism is too well-known," he said.
Prasad said he had raised only "legitimate concerns" regarding the serial blasts about repeated intelligence inputs being ignored and that nine timer bombs could be installed by terrorists.
BJP Vice-President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the way the terrorists are "fearlessly engaging in terror activities, our country has become a safe pasture for their nefarious acts. In such a situation, the Congress instead of fighting terror is spending all its energy in fighting its political opponents."
Singh, who is not new to controversies also attacked Modi and BJP in his tweets for "suggesting a Muslim involvement without full investigation?" into the Sunday blasts at Mahabodhi temple that left two monks injured.
Dismissing BJP's charge, Congress said all the five posts of Singh on Twitter need to be understood in entirety.

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First Published: Jul 09 2013 | 12:20 AM IST

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