Narendra Modi. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
The blasts occurred shortly before Modi arrived in Patna to launch the campaign in the big heartland state of Bihar for next next summer's national election.
Five low intensity blasts occurred on the outer periphery of the Gandhi Maidan, Union home secretary Anil Goswami said in Delhi. One bomb went off before the Eliphistine cinema hall on the western side of the rally venue, police said.
It was the first outbreak of violence since Modi, the challenger from the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, launched an aggressive campaign to oust the ruling Congress-led coalition in the election which must be held by May.
Modi later said he was saddened at the blasts.
Blasts in Patna are deeply saddening & unfortunate. Condolences with families of deceased & prayers with injured. I appeal for peace & calm.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 27, 2013
Critics say Modi, the three-time chief minister of western Gujarat, is pursuing a partisan agenda and accuse him of turning a blind eye to attacks on Muslims in 2002 in his state. Modi denies the allegations and the Supreme Court has cleared him of any responsibility.
Sunday's massive rally was intended as a show of strength in Bihar where the governing party broke off a 17-year alliance with the BJP after it picked Modi as its candidate to lead the party, saying the nation's leader should enjoy the confidence of all sections of society.
Tens of thousands of BJP supporters, waving the party's saffron flag, streamed into the city in buses and special trains.
"Police were on high alert ahead of this rally. We had imposed restrictions on movement of vehicles near the rally ground," a police officer said.
"There has been no lapse on the part of administration. However, it is very difficult to manage such a big crowd."
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@saad: You are funny. Stop reading urdu papers and start reading international newspapers to know what the world thinks of your country. Also, unlearn what you learnt in madrasas.
@np: Most of the Hindus of Pakistan are now in Bangladesh (which were 40% of Bengal's population). Modern-day Pakistan, similar to Iran and Afghanistan, was always a land which had a vast majority Muslim population (97%) and a minority Christian population.
Also, Pakistan does have Sikh, Christian, and Hindu officials in the military at all levels, and Minority quotas in the government, universities, and government offices.
@Azi: Huh? Indian news channel do not discuss blasts that happen in India? Are you kidding me? If you rarely see such things on internet it is because such events are rare - at least much rarer than they are in Pakistan - not because Indian media chooses to ignore such news.
ET - please allow response to someone who has written to me. Everything I have written is factually accurate and complies with your guidelines.
@saad: "@Np really are you of your mind seriously first compare muslims and hindus in your country. In pakistan hindus doesn’t even make 10% of pakistan population how come they can be made into PM or COAS and secondly when did india made a muslim as PM of india who has more powers then president and COAS of indian army can you name any?no you can’t because india never gave muslims these powerful posts. "
First of all yes non-Muslims may be less than 5% today but that was not the case in 1947, can you please tell me why the proportion of Hindus and Sikhs went down to from over 20% of the population in 1947 to less than 3% now? Meantime percentage of Muslims went up from 9% to 14% in India.
Secondly proportion of SIkhs in India is less than 5% yet we have a Sikh PM and a Sikh COAS. The current CJ of India is Muslim and 3 Muslims have been President. Also a Muslim has been a Chief of Navy and our current Chief of Airforce is a Christian. Parsis are less than 1% of India's population yet we have had a Parsi COAS and CJ. Unsure of Rajiv Gandhi's religion since his father was Parsi and mother Hindu - but if he was a Parsi then we have even had a Parsi PM. So your facts (that Muslims have not held important position) and logic (if a group does not have high proportion in the population, its member cannot aspire to key positions on merit) are both wrong.
The only reason a non-Muslim cannot become President, PM, COAS or CJ is because of its constitution. In India every single one of these posts has been held by non-Hindus.
Just like the term 'sex sells', in Pakistan "Modi sells". Bomb blasts have become a daily occurence in the land of the pure that they feel overwhelmingly excited when there is a topic on ET about neighbouring country's Modi. Gujarat riots, Samjhauta, Ayodhya, Toilets, Poverty, Rapes don't know what else! Condition of Muslims (nevermind that of minorities) in Pakistan is way worse than what it ever will be in India, and yet they try to find out faults in India to feel themselves superior. I don't know what type of twisted erotic/sickly pleasure most Pakistanis get by bashing Modi and making baseless comments about India/Indians.
@saad: I feel pity for your ignorance, today US army is conducting drone strikes inside Pakistan territory, your Government condemns it in public and supported it behind the back of Pakistan people. US holds Pakistan as culprit for drone strikes whenever US shares the drone information to Pakistan Government immediately the information is passed to the terrorist groups do you know why ? The suspect in the Times Square bombing attempt was caught as he was seeking to flee to Pakistan, do you know why he want to goto Pakistan?? US and rest of the world is telling Pakistan is NOT fighting against terrorism whole heartedly its doing halfhearted measures just to satisfy the US....
So you are coming to say any terrorist who want to hide in Pakistan just change his name and hide, no one in Pakistan will know him :)) good joke. Even Dawood and others are all hiding in Pakistan by changing their name... so your security agencies are all babies don't know anything about what is happening in their country haha :))
Europe and others are trying to make Pakistan as a normal country thats the reason they are encouraging Pakistan with export support. Even India also gave MFN status to Pakistan because it wants Pakistan as a normal and good country without hatred on India and supporting terrorism against India.
We Indians don't want Pakistan to be a terrorist country, we want Pakistan as a normal country that does not trouble India, even though we can't be friends atleast we can live as a civilized nations.
@antanu:
The culprits are in jail. Besides, three attacks against a few thousands isn't much of a competetion is it?!
@saad: This person using the name "Afghan" is a Hindu Indian radical. This is why he is defaming Pakistan and Islam on a topic concerning popular Hindu extremist and mass murderer Modi.
@Np: Denial and living in a make believe world is normal for such people.who can stop or correct them continue dreaming and at least it keeps you happy.
@Pak101: There are no rapes in Pakistan only they pet and care for girls there and is the safest country for women????
@Iqbal: Hate to say this but how come you start representing the whole world. The whole world is not blaming us...
@lol: So stop occupying foreign territories and killing their people and you will be left alone!
@someone: *Janab Someone Sahib, even though now an Ex Paki, I not only support, BUT DEMAND for an INVESTIGATION through International Court of CRIMINAL law, against those who committed atrocities in former East Pakistan. I do not wish to have any part in black spot of those crimes committed against my Pakistani people in my name by anyone. *
@Naveen: Absolutely agree.......should not have happened.......... BUT who's Nitish ?? I can guess, but then if I'm wrong........I'll be in trouble :-)
@R.Subramanian firstly its only india who can use such world "Epicenter of the world terrorism" because apart from india i didn't hear any country calling pakistan that because last time i check most of the world countries are strengthening their ties and increasing their trade with pakistan. Germany and holland backing pakistan for GSP plus status well if world thinks of pakistan epicenter of terrorism they won't be backing pakistan for GSP plus status and pakistan have no duty on exports to EU nation. As for osama let me ask you where did osama operate and where did he stayed before american invasion because at that time he was still the most wanted terrorist in the world? even after that he stayed in afghanistan and carried out the terrorist activity. As for osama he was living under the false named and pakistan came close to capturing the osama and went into exile and didn't even operate Al-Qeada and it took 12 years for CIA to capture osama and he only moved to pakistan under the false name in 2006 and secondly he stayed there where he thought no one could even imagine looking for him. So please stop with your propaganda because i can assure you that india dream of turning pakistan into a terrorist country would never come true because all of the world know we are the victim of terrorism and lost most of our soldiers and people in this war on terror than any other country.
@saad In pakistan hindus doesn’t even make 10% of pakistan population how come they can be made into PM or COAS and secondly when did india made a muslim as PM of india who has more powers then president and COAS of indian army can you name any?
Please get your head out of wherever you keep it. The present prime minister and chief of army of India are sikhs. Sikhs constitute 2.5% of India. The most powerful person in India is a christian lady. Christians constitute 2% of the population. India's most popular president APJ Abdul Kalam is a muslim. The vice president of india and chairman of the rajya sabha is a muslim. The speaker of the lok sabha is a dalit lady.
Seriously?????
@Iqbal: Stop posting using a Muslim name. We all know you are radical Hindu extremist. The proof is your support for the mob violence targeting Muslims in India. You, and people like you, will lead to the collapse of your country due to your extremism. No need for Pakistan, you are your own worst enemies.
@saad: In India its not Hindu or Muslim, whoever has people's support they can become Prime Minister of India, no one can stop that as far as COAS was concerned Muslims are not ignored its because of their lack of education attainment so they are not able to reach the top post of the army, in India no one is discriminated based on religion or caste whoever has the experience and talent they can become COAS, these post have nothing to do with religion.
@Raj - USA: @naeem khan Manhattan,Ks: @antanu: @Np: @someone: @Haramullah Kafiruddin: Never heard of war trophies and souvenirs...its the most sought after things for any US president, be it Bush(Iraq) or Obama. Obama gets Osama...sounds interesting-perfect war trophy to go chest thumping for the second term in US presidential elections. Media indoctrination is part of the complete package in a false flag-true lies operation.
Here is what Pulitzer prize winner Seymour Hersh on "Obama gets Osama" thing
http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/sep/27/seymour-hersh-obama-nsa-american-media
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2436610/Pathetic-Award-winning-journalist-Seymour-Hersh-slams-American-press-challenging-US-governments-LIES-Bin-Laden-raid.html
not even a year has passed and look at the violence in our nation 1.hyderabad blast -> 17 killed. 2.banglaore blast near BJP office -> 17 injured 1. bodhgaya temple blast -> 2 injured 2. attack on congress leaders by naxals..... 3. and today's blast -> 5 killed..... besides there are so many encounters taking place in deep forest areas of 4-5 states with naxals .......... kashmir violence too.....last being attack on military camp....:(
It is probably the work of Muslim extremists and their sympathizers. They are the ones who will lose the most if Modi comes to power. The fact is they will be affected going forward whether Modi will come to power of not. The policies in the next parliament will be dictated by Modi and BJP and Congress & their bleeding heart minions on the left will be working as the drivers of Modi's limousine taking orders from Modi & his team sitting in the back limousine. This is a foregone conclusion whether Muslim extremists and their sympathizers accept it or not. Its time for the empire to strike back.
@Imran Umaid: Well you guys hardly get a chance to vote any way so how can you chose. By the way, it was Pakistan army behind all those atrocities on Bengalis. Now how many of you Pakistanis would support an investigation against your army in International Court of Justice if there is one?
@Ali: By the way its NATO army fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan is their ally. Also don't forget about Pakistan making money from CSF out of those killed Afghans. Shame on Pakistan. You people think your self as fort of Islam but don't loose a chance of making money out of the dead Afghans who probably are better Muslims than you can ever imagine to be.
@Pak101: Just because they are not reported, does not mean they don't happen in the land of the pure.
@Np firstly those terrorists groups were operating in china not in pakistan. and Mister whoever you are china usa or uk doesn't make the whole of the world so stop saying whole of the world say we are terrorists country. Yeah USA made that statement just to please indian thats all nothing more buddy. Secondly the UK PM who's army killed many innocent children and civilian are calling that pakistan has links with terrorists and thats why he wasn't re-elected give me any statement from current UK PM who said most terror plots have links with pakistan? its only indian who wants to declared pakistan has terrorists country but sorry buddy 90% of the countries are happy doing business with so called terrorist country even UK china and now USA. sorry to say but Russia wants to increase and strengthen its ties with so called terrorist country pakistan. stop lying indian
@Np really are you of your mind seriously first compare muslims and hindus in your country. In pakistan hindus doesn't even make 10% of pakistan population how come they can be made into PM or COAS and secondly when did india made a muslim as PM of india who has more powers then president and COAS of indian army can you name any?no you can't because india never gave muslims these powerful posts. In india muslims are quite in number and does majority of indian population and giving post like president is just to please muslims first give them powerful post of PM and COAS then point to pakistan about not making hindus PM or COAS of army and lastly this is our country so our rules because majority of pakistani are muslims. As for ahmadis when muslims world will consider them muslims then pakistan will too consider them muslims.
@pashtunyar: (Thats one reason why India will never become a China) Thank God!
Wow how did a news of Indian blasts came on the internet?? Rarely any Indian news channels discuss it, they are more concerned with Pakistan. Talk about misplacement of priorities. In before, culprit was a Muslim an authorities have obtained Pakistani ID cards from him. Typical Hindu mentality...
@saad: apart from time square plot and Mumbai attacks give me single bomb blast carried out by pakistan? You country is still denying the Mumbai attacks! That's why nobody is convicted, and fanatics like Hafeez Saeed are roaming free.
This could be non-communal and simply political blast. I do not think that Modi was targeted but was intended to create commotion in his rally.
As far as Pakistanis calling Modi communal, PML-N a thousand times more communal. Two brothers hold not just the posts of Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief Minister of Punjab, they also hold 20 other ministerial posts amongst themselves and 23 ministerial posts within their family members. This is what I heard just 2 days ago in a Pakistani TV Channel. Shabaz Sharif has openly said that the ideology of PML-N and Talibans are the same. The other leader, Imran Khan endorses Sheikh Rasheed's statement that Mulla Omar is the amir-ul-momineen of Pakistan. He also accepts talibans as a lawful representative of Pakistan and wants talibans to have offices in his province.
Irrespective of anything, I would not like any sort of communalism in India. I also believe that communal forces in religious groups are not that much today. It is not that much even in the muslim community of India today. Yes, Modi is anti Pakistan, but only as far as it comes to protecting interests of India and the entire population of India. Nothing more than this.
@Omer: Well then do not make accusation before an event happens. For all you know the event may not happen.
Not sure of the uproar there was in India when Rahul Gandhi tried to drag ISI into a domestic debate without an iota of proof. Pretty much all opposition parties criticized such irresponsible statements. Indians are not that naive and do not allow leaders to fob of accountability in those situations where they have failed by bringing up foreign hand without any evidence.
@pashtunyar: Could you please name one Pakistani leader who is not a muslim chauvinist ? In fact 90% of Pakistani are Muslim Chauvinist who wear their religion on their sleeves. Don't worry about India. With Modi, India would be in much better hands. And yes we do not wish to be like China. We don't want economic prosperity by paying the price of freedom of expression. China model may suit better for Islamic countries since asking questions is not very much promoted and autocracy is rather a norm.
@Iqbal It's worthless to say anything regarding your useless n non-sensical comments. Go home kid and .... A duck.
People,People, don't you know that India is going to be a super power and they have no problems at all, it is a land of milk and honey and the rest of the world is emulating them. There is no poverty, hunger, rapes, shortage of infra-structure, all of their citizens are provided free education, free health care for their billion people, no atrocities committed in Kashmir and Assam, they do no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. They are the most peaceful nation on earth so you Pakistanis lay off these Indian trolls who take so much pleasure in bashing Pakistan and blame Pakistan even if some one sneezes in India. Let us all go there and life will be so much honky Dori, and don't worry if you are planing to have baby there, they will make sure it is a boy and if it turn out to be a girl, abortions are dime a dozen and will be taken care of in any city of India where ever you go, but us barbaric Muslims don't believe in abortions, too bad, it is the sign of enlighten in a country like India.
Modi's increasing popularity is causing jitters to both his rivals at home as well as in Pakistan who are inciting some Muslim groups to create trouble in India. Such incidents would in fact benefit Modi as more people will vote for BJP for internal stability and tough dealing with Pakistan who is trying to destabilise India.
@Np: Yet!
Antanu : communal mindset ? U must be joking. Have u watched recent tv shows in India of late. not a single Muslim representatives supported Modi.. Not only that, they were spewing venom on Modi. Given such mindset of Muslims, it is nothing but natural to point fingers at Muslim groups. Any way Modi is supposed to be a supporter, according to Muslims, of groups responsible for samjota blasts. So naturally why would they bomb Modi ?
@Omer: No Indian official has blamed Pakistan on this issue.
Let the drama of democracy begin in Indian subcontinent.
@Ariba: More than 70% Americans do not believe in 9/11 story? Where are YOU living? Except for the Muslim world everyone believes the 9/11 'story' as you call it because they saw it on their own YV screens with their own eyes.
@pashtunyar: In Pakistan a non Muslim cannot ever become PM, President, CJ or COAS by constitution. You of all people have no moral grounds to speak about chauvinism to a country where PM, CJ and COAS are non Hindu. Your constitution even criminalizes the worship of Ahmadis and your police destroy their worship places.
Also just because Pakistanis and Congress supporters call him chauvinistic, does not mean he is chauvinistic. You cannot point to a single policy in Gujarat which discriminates against any individual on the basis of caste, language or religion.
@saad: Buddy - just last week, China asked you to ban 3 terror groups operating in Pakistan. USA President openly asked Pakistan not to export terror. A couple of days back there was a fracas on Pakistan Iran order. No one has forgotten where Osama was found either. UK PM is on record as saying that most of the terror plots in UK have some ties with Pakistan. So yeah, the world does recognize that Pakistan is a source of global terror.
However this particular thing may not be from Pakistan but indigenous organization like SIMI?
@antanu: Yes terror acts can be done by people of any religion. But a terror act against a Modi rally is most likely by Muslims.
Modi Sahib, wish you health and hope to see you soon as Prime Minister of India. Indian Gujrat is unique for producing world class leaders. Modi Sahib, ZINDAA BAAD.
muslims all around the world can do same thing .... mass murders... be it china ,india or any nation.... ohh what a religion :D
@All Pakistanis. We dont understand that why you people call Modi as mass murderer. Nobody alleged him that he was a murderer, see even Ehsan Jaffery court case, Modi was not alleged as murderer. Modi was blamed that he couldnt stop riots very quickly. Though within 2 days of godhra burning, the situation was in control. Modi was less capable person as per Indian standards. And he is blamed for loss of ~1200 lives. ( including ~35% Hindus). In 14 years. I dont know why Pakistanis are so eager to point fingers to Modi, in Pakistan itself hundreds or thousands of people are killed every year. That too, not in retaliatory attack. Modi was immature and incapable as per Indian standards, while as per Pakistani standards of safety, he was very capable at that time too, and in last 13 years he is much more capable than Indian standards too. @Editor, please dont filter !!!
@Imran Umaid: *Here we might have mass murderer in Pakistan but we never nominate them as a PM of the country. Shame on you * You are probably correct but we do nominate them to be our crusaders. Does the events of 7th century ring a bell? Shame on us is more appropriate.
@Iqbal: Here we might have mass murderer in Pakistan but we never nominate them as a PM of the country. Shame on you
Pakistanis should pray that Modi becomes the PM of India. Only Modi has the ability to bring peace to this subcontinent
@Tahir: I live in UK as well and I note that your Maths is poor. Please refer to my earlier link on page 11 of http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn04334.pdf You will note the following from this Government released document: 1. Muslims population in UK is 4.0% whereas prison population is 13.1%. Therefore Muslims are over 3 times more likely to commit a crime. 2. When compared the above with the rest of religions you will note that they are not as high as 3.0 times. The hindus for instance are 0.33 times (1.5% population against 0.5% in jails). You should also compare the 2012 prison statistics since 2002 and note that every year the muslim population in jails has been increasing. http://www.gutsandgore.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Prison-Population-Statistics-UK.pdf
Also your observation on welfare state dependency is incorrect. You should perhaps read this and draw your own conclusions: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/feb/20/race.immigrationpolicy This report by BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2010/11/workbenefitsand_ethnicity.html confirms "While those of Indian origin, for instance, get 8% of their income from the state in the form of benefits, state pension and tax credits, those describing their ethnicity as Pakistani or Bangladeshi receive 29% of their income in various forms of state aid." It seems that in your books 29% is less then 8%. I regret to inform you that in a madrassa it may be but it is not in UK.
@Tahir:
Typical Pakistani response ..... Iqbal posted a report which shows that even though muslims are only 4% of the population, the prison population of muslims was 13%
Since you seem to believe Guardian more than the parliamentry resport .... here is a report from them saying the percentage has gone up from 13% to 25% !!!!!!
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/dec/07/young-prisoners-muslim
@pashtunyar: But i am sure if Congress gets one more term India will become unstable like Pakistan for sure.
Just see how much it takes for the Indian officials to start blaming Pakistan for this.
@sid: Do you have ANY sort of evidence for what are you claiming.
@Iqbal: You mean Mr. Gordon Brown, whose British Army is fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and responsible for the killings of thousands of innocent Muslims, blaming Pakistan for terrorism?
Obviously this bomb is planted by some muslim outfits operating in India. These guys cannot reconcile themselves to democracy. If they move over to .....
@vasan, wow...Secular talk from shining democratic secular India !!!
@sid; may be some hindu terrorist celebrating with fireworks at their leader modi's rally. .hope et you'll not censor me if you haven't this guy!
this man is dangerous for indians must capture him asap
@Iqbal: How could you be so sure...It could be hindus also....dont forget SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS, MALEGAON BLASTS, AJMER & MECCA MASJID blasts.... .
@Iqbal: Are you serious? Muslims have the lowest crime rate in UK, they have the lowest welfare state dependency, they have the lowest alcohol/drugs related issues, they are usually in middle class, many are millionaires (Arab Muslims) and so on. I don't know where you are getting your figures but I live in the UK & I've seen this in the Guardian and so on. Also I've worked with the Parliament on several occasions, have a cousin who is a civil servant, so please stop making up utter rubbish. But I do agree majority of terrorism is linked to Pakistan but I know for certain that even if terrorism in India is not done by Pakistan it will be easy to blame Pakistan anyways since they have that reputation. The express tribune please post this. My comments have never ever gone through.
@Iqbal: Thats weird. I remember Hillary Clinton is accepting America's fault for everything.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2CE0fyz4ys
More than 70% of Americans do not believe in the official 9/11 story.
Where are you living? in India? I guessed it!
@vasan: Dont assume anything...
It is frightening that Modi a hindu chauvinist could one day become the PM of India! (Thats one reason why India will never become a China)
@vasan: ...cant it be hindu outfit....like Mecca ,Masjid ...Samjhauta Express...Malegaon blasts...?Come out of your communal mind set then only peace can be granted.
@Kaka: what do u mean....muslims were doing this before? and who cares whom modi calls brothers...?
Its a handiwork of BHAGWA GROUP...for obvious reason...
This should not have been allowed to happened. Now there'll be trouble. Hope Nitish can handle.
@Iqbal sorry to say this but whole world doesn't blame pakistan for terrorism in world they all blame afghanistan because thats where all terrorists took birth and is hub of terrorism. As for the fail nation please do check the list again because you will find india in that list too. Really thats what he said really? because last time i check 9/11 was done by arabs and got training in afghanistan and every single bomb blast happened was linked to afghanistan where Al-Qaeda had safe havens. secondly after that and apart from time square plot and Mumbai attacks give me single bomb blast carried out by pakistan? please do share because Gordon Brown claimed 90% of world terrorism is linked to pakistan? Just stop blaming pakistan for everything we all know all the terrorism started from Afghanistan and secondly not whole of the world agree with your and Gordon statement.
@Iqbal: Why are you commenting with a Muslim Name ??? we might be the failed nation but for sure not a Gang Raped Nation.
@Imran Umaid: You seem to suggest that Mr Modi is a mass murderer. Does 1971 atrocities in East Pakistan ring a bell? In case you were educated at a madrassa (where they brainwash kids and deny everything) let me gently mention that there was a genocide there committed by Pakistanis and up to 3m people may have cherished. Proportionately there were more hindus killed then muslims and the facts are widely available to be verified. In future you should perhaps rant about that and throw childish tantrums about Mr Modi whose job is to punish law breakers. I would have done the same thing. Remember, under his leadership Gujarat is the most prosperous among all the states in India. If I were an Indian citizen I would vote for him despite the fact that I am a muslim.
@saad: "india gonna blame pakistan for these blasts because thats what they do just blame on other countries especially pakistan." Hate to say this but whole world (not only India) would blame Pakistan. Remember it features regularly in the list of failed nations and also the laws never work there. Gordon Brown, the ex-PM of UK, famously said that over 90% of world's terrorism is linked to Pakistan (also called Land of the Pure). If Pakistan has no links to this bomb then most likely Muslims would have something in it. In UK, Muslims have the highest crime rate as shown on page 11 of this report: http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/sn04334.pdf
Obviously this bomb is planted by some muslim outfits operating in India. These guys cannot reconcile themselves to democracy. If they move over to Pakistan, they could have a full time employment in TTP.
Modi is trying to gain public sympathy by doing all this before election and there are lots to come from this mass murder.
Very unfortunate incident, five persons were killed in these attacks. Modi in his speech today in Bihar addressed Muslims as his 'brothers'. I hope Muslims would now not indulge in such kind of terrorist activities again. :-(
Religion of peace strikes again......Than they cry about riots.......