Coming down heavily on the perpetrators of the terrorists blast in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the punishment for those behind the blast will send a message to the world that no one should ever dare to even think of such an attack again. “Punishment given to the perpetrators of the Delhi terror attack will send a message to the world that no one should ever dare to even think of such an attack in our country,” Amit Shah said.
Shah further asserted, “All those who committed this cowardly act and those behind it will be brought before the law and given the strictest possible punishment. The Government of India and the Ministry of Home Affairs are committed to ensuring this.”
Shah was speaking, through video link, at the inauguration of Shri Motibhai R Chaudhary Sagar Sainik School and Sagar Organic Plant at Boriyavi village in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. He also expressed deep condolences for the families of the victims of the blast, it said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to ensure strict punishment for all those responsible for this terrorist act will definitely be fulfilled,” Shah further said. Under Modi’s leadership, the entire world has recognised India’s fight against terrorism over the past 11 years, and the prime minister is at the forefront of leading this fight globally, he said.
A massive blast rocked Delhi on Monday evening when a slow-moving car exploded at 6.52pm near the Red Fort, killing 13 people and injuring nearly a dozen others. Visuals from the ground showed damaged vehicles and mangled bodies.
On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet, following the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), termed the Delhi blast a “terrorist incident” and directed that the investigation into the explosion incident near Red Fort in Chandni Chowk area on Monday evening be pursued with utmost urgency.
Sources said that the CCS, which was held during the day, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval reviewed the situation.
The Cabinet reiterated India’s unwavering commitment to a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.