Modi congratulates Gujarat police for cracking blasts case

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the state police for cracking the July 26 Ahmedabad serial blasts case in less than three weeks of the attack.

"By arresting the terrorists behind the Ahmedabad serial blasts, Gujarat police have created a hope in the country that this menace can be fought," Modi told Gujarat police team led by DGP P C Pande who went to meet him in Gandhingar today.

"Terrorists have been striking at will in various parts of the country for last six years. Gujarat also became their target. All of us feel that terrorism should be uprooted from the country. Gujarat police have proved that success can be achieved in this regard," Modi said.

"Morale of terrorists is likely to be weakned by the success of Gujarat police," he said.

Modi said that he has asked the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to clear Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill (GUJCOC), which is a tougher law to fight such crimes.

"The Central Government is yet to give its nod to the GUJCOC bill even after four years of Gujarat legislative assembly passing it," he added.