Kerala assembly
Condemns Mumbai terror attack
The Kerala assembly Thursday, 14th July,2011, stood "united" to condemn the Mumbai terror attack that left 17 dead and 131 injured. Soon after the question hour, Speaker G. Karthikeyan said what happened in Mumbai should never happen again. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said: "There should be every effort made by all of us to stand in unity to fight incidents like this. Mumbai is one place where lakhs of Keralites live and hence we are all the more concerned."
Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan also denounced the attack.
Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan also denounced the attack.
A high alert has been sounded in Kerala in the backdrop of the serial blasts in Mumbai, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told the Assembly Thursday. Airports, railway and bus stations, places of worship, major state and central installations, and public places have been brought under the ambit of high security, Chandy said in reply to a submission by Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan. Bomb squads have also been deployed at vital spots and installations, he said. Condemning the terror strike as a "dastardly act", Chandy said the nation should stay united to isolate extremists who were a threat to the unity and integrity of the country. "The terror strikes in Mumbai is an attempt to weaken the nation and create anarchy," he said. Sharing the sentiments of the House, Achuthanandan said the entire nation should join hands "to defeat the evil designs of terrorists." Prof. John Kurakar
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