Hours ahead of the serial blasts in Delhi the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted on Saturday that the challenge posed by terrorism would be met head on but said that no one should be allowed to target any community in the fight against terror.

Addressing the Congress Working Committee meeting, the Prime Minister said the challenges posed by terrorism and communalism would be fought tooth and nail.

However, in the process of fighting terror, no one would be allowed to target any community, Congress media department head M Veerappa Moily quoted the Prime Minister as saying.

In his speech, the Prime Minister referred to the communal violence in Orissa and said the government had implemented "inclusive programmes" for the development of all downtrodden sections of society. Singh said the unity and integrity of the country would be protected at all costs.

Cong condemns blast

Congress condemned the serial blasts in Delhi, saying the UPA government would go all out to tackle the terrorist menace.

"This is a heinous crime by terrorists. The AICC strongly condemns it and the government will firmly deal with the terrorists. We will not allow this to go on," party's media department chief M Veerappa Moily told reporters here soon after the blasts.

He said Congress President Sonia Gandhi has conveyed her heartfelt grief and assured all help to the victims.

Manmohan condemns blasts

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh strongly condemned the serial blasts in the national capital this evening and appealed to the people to maintain calm He expressed grief over the loss of lives in blasts, a PMO spokesman said.

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