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| President, PM condemn killing of passengers in train blast | | | New Delhi | Feb 19
The President, the Prime Minister and leaders from various parties today strongly condemned the ghastly killing of passengers of Samjhauta Express while opposition BJP attacked the government for its "complete failure" in tackling terrorism.
President A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan expressed anguish and grief over the loss of lives and conveyed their condolences to the next of kin of those killed and wished speedy recovery to the injured.
"Culprits will be caught", Singh said in a statement soon after the incident.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi described the blasts as "barbaric act of violence" and appealed to the people of India and Pakistan "to stand up firmly against such enemies of humanity".
However, targeting the UPA government, BJP leader L K Advani said the blasts showed that terrorists were still operating and were in command. "The UPA government's approach lacks a concerted policy to tackle terrorists," he said, adding that BJP felt the UPA government should adopt zero tolerance policy against terrorism.
The four Left parties said the terror strike was aimed at derailing the Indo-Pak peace process and asked the government to continue the dialogue with Islamabad. They also demanded proper treatment and adequate compensation to the victims.
Terming the explosions as "inhuman and most barbaric", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad reiterated his government's resolve that peace process between the two countries would continue in the interest of the people of both the countries.
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