Overview
- Former MP Husain Dalwai said the Delhi car explosion reflects “injustice in the Valley,” endorsing Mehbooba Mufti’s view that Kashmir’s troubles reverberated at the Red Fort.
- Dalwai called the RSS a “terrorist organization,” urged an inquiry into the outfit, and questioned why blasts recur during elections.
- BJP figures Shehzad Poonawalla, Amit Malviya and Pradeep Bhandari denounced his comments, accusing him of legitimising terrorism.
- The NIA has taken over the case and arrested Amir Rashid Ali, listed as the car’s owner, with investigators linking him to suspected suicide bomber Umar Un Nabi.
- Authorities say the November 10 blast near the Red Fort Metro’s Gate 1 killed 10 people and injured 32, with forensic work and questioning continuing.