Deve Gowda, Vijay Mallya condemn Bangalore blasts

The ex-PM asked the Centre and the state government ‘to sink their party differences and unitedly combat the scourge of terrorism’.

Janata Dal (S) President H D Deve Gowda on Friday expressed “shock and outrage” at the loss of precious lives and injuries caused by the serial bomb blasts in Bengaluru.

In a statement, the former Prime Minister asked the Centre and the state government “to sink their party differences and unitedly combat the scourge of terrorism, which has become a threat to our very survival as a nation”.

Gowda also appealed to all political parties not to make any communally provocative statement and thereby foil the nefarious designs of the anti-national forces.

Liquor baron and Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya condemned the “cowardly and despicable action designed to disrupt the peace and harmony that Bangalore is known for”.

Police personnel seen to control the situation during a massive protest over the statehood demand and the inclusion of Ladakh under the Sixth Schedule, in Leh on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)

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