State BJP president G Kishan Reddy said he received a threatening letter in the name of Lashkar-e-Thoiba on Sunday. In the alleged letter, Lashker-e-Thoiba warned that they would even attack Begum Bazaar. It claimed that they had triggered blasts in Dilsuknagar the other day.
Speaking to the media here on Sunday, Kishan Reddy said the letter might be the handiwork of mischievous elements. But, as a precautionary measure, he lodged a complaint with the Abids Police and handed over tthe letter to the Police. The Abids Police has registered a case and began inquiring.
The BJP leader demanded that the State government extend Rs 10 lakh to the bereaved families of the Dilsuknagar bomb blasts. He alleged that the Dilsuknagar incident had taken place due to irresponsible attitude of the UPA Government. He said how could the police catch terrorists of their hands were handcuffed? He opined that the Centre should take up the issue with Pakistan about terrorism and not to play cricket.
Kishan Reddy also addressed a letter to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to initiate steps to extend ex gratia and financial help to those who became permanently disabled in the blasts. He also demanded that the State government allot a flat in ‘Swagruha’ and provide a job and life-long pension to the permanently handicapped persons. The same must be applied to the victims of the previous bomb blasts, he added. He also asked the State Government to speed up the inquiry and arrest the culprits and set up fast track courts to see that the culprits awarded immediate punishment.
The BJP leader has demanded that the State Government install CC Cameras at all busy junctions in all important cities. He also asked the Government to strengthen the intelligence, investigation and operation systems of the Octopus. The State and Central Governments have to improve the coordination between the security and intelligence systems. The State has to prepare tough laws like ‘POTA’ or ‘MECA’. The State has to conduct house-to-house raids on doubtful areas. He also asked the State and Centre to send back Pakistanis and Bangladeshis, who overstayed in the city.
—Agencies