A major incident has rocked the city of Jalandhar, Punjab after an explosion was heard outside the residence of senior BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia. Local law enforcement have rushed to investigate the blast that happened in the dead hours of last night.
While minor structural and also few injuries were caused just by the explosion coming off, the bang has instilled dread to that particular parcel. The incident happened immediately after the Kalia home’s gate, generating questions to its purpose and motive of the said action.
Punjab police are acting fast to investigate the explosive item & circumstances that led to blast. Evidence will be gathered at the scene as well, by forensic teams, and remnants of the explosion analyzed. Increased security has been deployed at Kalia’s residential complex to secure the security of residents and avoid any recurrence of same.kindly,
Manoranjan Kalia —An influential leader in the Punjab BJP
Incident, a political threat as it speaks volumes for how jittery serious political figures and violence motivated against them now are.
Authorities are following every possible avenue — be it political rivalry or personal enmity, or anything else that could have been the reason behind the blast.
Strong responses to the incident have come from all sides of political leadership, with many are against this sort of act and called for an impartial and quick probe in the matter.
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The BJP has expressed worry of the for the security of its leaders and has demanded that immediate steps be taken by the state government in this regard.
Shock and apprehensions locals have expressed after the blast. They are angry that some have disturbed the peace of the locality and many are vociferously demanding that steps are taken for security reasons not to let such incidents recur.
