Modi visits family of Patna serial blasts victim,gives a cheque of Rs 5 lakh

During the meeting,the Gujarat Chief Minister assured the family of all possible help by the party and said that he stood with them in the time of grief. Modi was accompanied by senior party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Addressing mediapersons after the meeting,Prasad said that the Gujarat Chief Minister just gave strength to the family of the victim and did not talk politics. He further said that Modi gave a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the victim’s family.

The BJP prime ministerial candidate left in his chopper soon after the meeting. He is now slated to visit families of other victims in Kaimur,Begusarai,Gopalganj,Supaul and Nalanda.

This plan of Modi to visit the families of those killed in Patna serial blasts has not gone down well with the JD(U),which has accused the BJP of “playing with human emotions for political gain”.

“There are other leaders in the BJP who could have visited these places without lights,camera and action as Modi plans to. Such a yatra can create a Muzaffarnagar or Godhra in Bihar,” said JD(U) national spokesperson K C Tyagi.

Heavy security arrangement were in place for Modi’s visit. Besides,Bihar police personnel,150 police officials from Gujarat including one Additional Director General of Police rank officer,two Deputy Inspector General of Police and six Deputy Superintendent of Police level officials have come to Bihar as part of elaborate security cover for Modi at all the places he would visit,police sources said.

As part of Z++ VVIP security arrangement for Modi,the Bihar government has issued an alert. A DIG rank officer along with Commissioner is accompanying the Gujarat Chief Minister in all the districts he is visiting,police sources added.

(With PTI Inputs)