Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked political parties to shed their differences and fight unitedly against those trying to "disturb the atmosphere in Bihar that can have its impact on the country as a whole". He ruled out political conspiracy behind the serial blasts and said that the two back-to-back blasts, first in Bodhgaya and now in Patna, posed a serious security challenge for the state government.
The chief minister, who was scheduled to attend a yoga meet in Munger , cancelled the trip and also deferred his visit for the two-day JD(U) convention in Rajgir.
"I was supposed to reach Rajgir but had to cancel it because of the extraordinary situation. The party meeting will go as per schedule but the state government will keep focus on the blast investigation. The Munger has already been called," said Nitish. There was no word yet on whether he will attend a meeting of Left parties and some regional parties scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 30.
The chief minister, who refrained from responding to any of the jibes from Narendra Modi at the rally, said: "We may have political differences but such things (blasts) never happened in the past. We, as political parties, attack each other but the blast is a blot on the glorious tradition of the state."
Nitish said the serial blasts were not a matter of security lapses because of two reasons - there was no Intelligence alert from any state or central agency and adequate security arrangements were in place for the rally.
Asked if the flurry of incidents had anything to do with the JD(U) snapping ties with BJP, he said such things should not be read and it cannot be said that Bihar was now being made a target by terrorists.
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