Shinde under fire for attending Bollywood event hours after Patna blasts

Shinde was seen attending music launch of Kangana Ranaut's upcoming movie Rajjo in Mumbai.

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has come under sharp criticism for attending a music launch event in Mumbai barely few hours after the serial blasts at the venue of Narendra Modi’s rally in Patna,which killed six people and injured 90 others.

Speaking at the Idea Exchange programe of The Indian Express,BJP leader Nitin Gadkari slammed the Home Minister as he said,”When Patna blasts were taking place,Home Minister was attending a movie event with Kangna Ranaut. This is irresponsible.”

On Sunday,Shinde was seen at the music launch of Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film ‘Rajjo’ in Mumbai. Just a few hours earlier,eight serial blasts had rocked Patna’s Gandhi Maidan,killing six people and injuring 90 others.

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The Home Minister came under fire from the political parties as soon as the news channels flashed reports of Shinde attending the Bollywood event despite serial bomb blasts in Patna.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan also took a jibe at Shinde on micro-blogging site Twitter. “Home Minister launching music,when there were blasts in Patna. Now it’s time for them to hear the music,” Chouhan tweeted.

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