Overview
- An explosion in a slow‑moving car near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening killed at least 12 people and gutted several vehicles, with a possible IED under examination.
- Trinamool Congress and Congress leaders demanded Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation, citing repeated intelligence failures from Pulwama to Pahalgam.
- TMC called for a time‑bound Special Investigation Team under court supervision, as reports indicated the Home Ministry has handed the probe to the NIA after a review meeting.
- Opposition figures also criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continuing with a scheduled trip to Bhutan a day after the attack.
- Security was tightened across states, including heightened vigilance in West Bengal and alerts in Bengaluru, while a recent Faridabad seizure of nearly 350 kg of explosives intensified concern over internal security.