BJP blames ISI for Jaipur blasts

Meanwhile, the BJP has asked the Centre to convene a meeting of chief ministers to evolve a joint strategy on terror. Addressing the media in Delhi, party spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad demanded an early re-introduction of POTA. However, he didn8217;t support the Congress8217;s demand for a federal agency to fight the terror network in the country. 8220;The party will give its opinion when the Centre comes out with a structured proposal,8221; he said to the demand which was originally mooted by L K Advani.

8220;During the NDA regime, there were five major terror attacks in the hinterland. In the last three years, there have been 22. On an average, 2,500 terrorists were killed every year from 1999 to 2003. The figure is now down to about 1,185,8221; he added.

He also asked the UPA Government to share intelligence information with states 8220;irrespective of the political divide8221;.

In Hyderabad, the BJP president also slammed the UPA Government for 8220;a string of unkempt promises resulting in nothing but miseries for the aam aadmi during its four-year rule8221;.

Singh said: 8220;Even after four years in office, the UPA Government is still standing at the starting point as it has failed to fulfill most of its promises made to the country.8221; He added that the UPA Government should ensure that 8220;China8217;s strategic expansion should not happen at the cost of our own strategic interests8221;.