Sri Lanka police chief had warned of suicide attack threat before blasts
Colombo: Sri Lanka's police chief made a nationwide alert 10 days before Sunday's bomb attacks in the country that suicide bombers planned to hit "prominent churches", according to the warning seen by AFP.
Police chief Pujuth Jayasundara sent an intelligence warning to top officers on April 11 setting out the threat.
"A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama'ath) is planning to carry out suicide attacks targeting prominent churches as well as the Indian high commission in Colombo," said the alert.
The NTJ is a radical Muslim group in Sri Lanka that came to notice last year when it was linked to the vandalization of Buddhist statues.
At least 129 people were killed in six bomb attacks Sunday that included three churches.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Welfare Party of India lodges complaint against Union Home Minister Amit Shah with EC
Kalaburagi: In a recent development, leaders of the Welfare Party of India have filed a formal complaint with the Election Commission against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
The complaint pertains to Shah's remarks made during an election rally in Alappuzha, Kerala, where he alleged that the Congress Party is being supported by the Welfare Party with the aim of transforming India into an "Islamic State".
The complaint, submitted through Kalaburagi Election Officer, highlights that Shah's statements are not only false but also violate the Model Code of Conduct.
Welfare Party of India, a registered political entity operating under the auspices of the Election Commission for the past 13 years, asserts that Shah's remarks have cast unwarranted doubt on the party's integrity and may mislead voters.
Calling for appropriate action to be taken, the party stressed on the need for electoral processes to remain free from misinformation and inflammatory rhetoric.
