Need anti-terror law: Advani

Advani spoke to Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia immediately after the news of the blasts broke. Vasundhara, who was away in Jodhpur and immediately set off for Jaipur, kept the party leader posted.

8220;Serial bomb blasts at crowded places, and targeting unsuspecting citizens, have become a pattern of the terrorists8217; war on India. Today8217;s incident has yet again underscored that this threat to our internal security cannot be belittled,8221; said Advani in a statement later.

Asked about the BJP government8217;s failure to pre-empt terror strikes, he said it was not a question of 8220;one state government here or one there8221;, but 8220;it was about the complete ability of the state to pre-empt such strikes8221;.

Immediately after the blasts, party president Rajnath Singh drove to Advani8217;s residence to discuss the situation in the BJP-ruled state. Rajnath, who also spoke to Vasundhara, said it was alarming that terror had found its way to the hinterland but the UPA Government remained unmoved to enact an anti-terror law.