Centre has leads on Jaipur blasts: Shivraj Patil

The government has leads on those who carried out the serial blasts in Jaipur that claimed at least 60 lives and injured over 100 people, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Wednesday.

Shillong/Kohima: The government has leads on those who carried out the serial blasts in Jaipur that claimed at least 60 lives and injured over 100 people, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil said on Wednesday. "The Centre has leads about the elements involved in the the strikes. But we will not disclose it now. Investigation is in progress," he told reporters in Shillong. "There is a design behind the strikes," Patil added.

Later at Kohima, he said he was in constant touch with his Ministry officials in Delhi to monitor the situation in Jaipur. He was also in touch with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and had assured her of help from the Centre.
Patil lauded the people of Rajasthan for showing restraint despite provocation by those who were trying to disturb peace. He said he would visit Jaipur on Thursday along with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to take stock of the situation. (PTI)

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