Jamaat condemns Patna serial blasts

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 28 2013 | 2:21 PM IST
Condemning the serial blasts in Patna, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) today expressed apprehension that it could be the handiwork of communal forces.
The outfit demanded stringent action against the culprits and those who conspired to disturb the peaceful atmosphere in Bihar.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind's General Secretary Nusrat Ali expressed apprehension that communal forces, after disturbing the atmosphere in Western Uttar Pradesh, might have now moved to Bihar to create an environment of fear and terror for electoral gains.
Six persons were killed in seven low intensity serial blasts of which six bombs went off in and around the venue of Narendra Modi's mega rally at Gandhi Maidan shortly before his address before a huge gathering yesterday.
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First Published: Oct 28 2013 | 2:21 PM IST

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