Forces trying to demoralise our people won’t succeed: PM

PM along with Sonia Gandhi and Shivraj Patil visited hospitals and enquired about welfare of victims of Saturday's blasts.

Commending the people of Gujarat for the resilience shown by them in the wake of terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday such attempts to destroy social fabric and demoralise people will not succeed.

Singh, who met Chief Minister Narendra Modi, visited hospitals and enquired about the welfare of victims of Saturday’s serial blasts in the city that left 49 dead and several injured.

The Prime Minister, who was accompanied by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Home Minister Shivraj Patil, said he had come to express “our solidarity with the people of Gujarat in their hour of crisis”.

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“I commend the people of Gujarat for the resilience they have shown. These terrorist acts are aimed at destroying our social fabric, undermining communal harmony and demoralising our people,” he said.

Singh also announced enhancement of ex-gratia payment from Rs one lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh each to next of kin of those killed in the terror attacks.

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