JOIN US“The President is grieved to know about the incident of blasts in Mumbai and has condoled the loss of lives in these blasts,” a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said. “The President wishes speedy recovery to those injured in the incident in Mumbai,” it added.
Ansari expressed deep shock at the scale of the attacks targeted against innocent people causing numerous fatalities and casualties, a statement from the Vice-President’s Secretariat said. Such acts are aimed at destabilising the nation, he said and urged all citizens to unite in this critical hour.
PM’s appeal
The prime minister strongly condemned the bomb blasts in Mumbai and appealed to the people of the megapolis to remain calm and show a united front. Singh, who is monitoring the developments related to the three explosions, spoke to Home Minister P Chidambaram and also to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
He asked Chavan to do whatever is possible to provide relief to the injured and the families of the deceased. Congress President Sonia Gandhi condemned the dastardly act of terror in Mumbai and said such acts of cowardice would be dealt with appropriately.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari condemned the Mumbai blasts in the strongest possible terms and asked the government to take a clear stand in setting up an effective anti-terror infrastructure.
BJP veteran L K Advani also spoke with Chidambaram to seek an update on the developments. Strongly condemning the terror attack in Mumbai, the BJP said the terror war against India was still on and asked the government to take a determined stand to deal with the menace.
“We strongly condemn this dastardly attack. This is a deliberate attack on Mumbai which has been targeted by anti-Indian forces,” BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar told reporters here.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar also condemned the dastardly acts of terror in Mumbai.
“I am deeply pained to learn about the loss of many lives during serial blasts in Mumbai. I convey my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved members of the families of those who have lost their lives,” she said.