Puducherry: AIADMK demands NIA probe into bomb found under minister's car

Puducherry: The opposition AIADMK on Thursday demanded a NIA probe into the incident involving the detection of a powerful pipe bomb under the car of Union Minister V Narayanasamy.

AIADMK's Puducherry unit Secretary A Anbalagan said, "The investigation should be expedited and be done by a central agency. The NIA should be assigned the task of investigation."

He urged political parties not to derive political mileage from Wednesday's incident.

The Puducherry State CPI Secretary R Viswanathan said that it was a matter of serious concern that a Central Minister should face threat to his life.

There should be joint probe by the local police and the Central agencies, he said.

Viswanathan said the bandh called by Congress on February 1 to condemn the incident is 'not necessary'.