New Delhi: The serial blasts in Ahmedabad came a day after the blasts in Bangalore.
However, the similarities, many would say do not end there. In fact, the blasts in both the cities were of low-intensity and took place in crowded places. "The blasts were of low intensity and similar to those which hit Bangalore," Union Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal told reporters in Kanpur.
And while the party top brass refused to comment on this similarity, both states - Karnataka and Gujarat - are ruled by the BJP. Advani refrained from commenting on whether BJP-ruled states were being targeted but demanded the Centre must have stringent anti-terror laws in place.
BJP president Rajnath Singh blamed the UPA government for its "soft approach" because of which terrorists had grown bolder.
He also took the government to task for repealing POTA and for "sleeping over the anti-terror laws like GUJCOCA (an anti-terror law adopted by the Gujarat Assembly)".
Reacting to his statement, Congress party's chief spokesperson Veerappa Moily said, "It is an irresponsible statement, not befitting the occasion. It does not befit a national leader to speak in that kind of tone."
Police said at least 20 persons were killed and the deaths were reported from Vadilal Sarabhai, Civil and LG hospitals.
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has convened a high level meeting on Sunday morning to review the security situation across the country.
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