Bomb Blasts In India - 1

[Capt M Kumar]

In the face of an all-round attack, though MoS for home Sriprakash Jaiswal and Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed both denied the soft-on-terror charge, the ruling coalition is in danger of losing the argument. The parallel growth of naxal violence and the spectacular failure of home minister Shivraj Patil's misplaced bid to engage Maoists in dialogue through a ceasefire agreement has only made the government's record look worse.

The UPA lead player's attention had been distracted since early July by the battle for survival in office after Left parties withdrew support and the Bangalore blasts have served as a rude wake up call.

Internal security has been the government's Achilles heel even as it is saddled with newer problems like soaring inflation. With seven months of go for general elections, Congress does not have too much time left to improve its grades.

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