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Illegal explosives behind Jhabua blasts: Congress
Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 12
The Congress on
Saturday said an illegal stock of explosives was the actual reason
behind the explosions in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district in which at
least 87 people were killed and over 100 injured.
Arun Yadav,
Congress president of the Madhya Pradesh unit, told IANS: "Had it not
been for the explosives, an incident on such a huge scale would not have
occurred and resulted in so many deaths."
Yadav also alleged
that Rajendra Kasawa, the head of the BJP's business cell, is a stockist
of the explosive materials which are generally used for mining purposes
in this region.
According to police, the deaths and destruction
occurred after a cylinder blast at a tea stall, which was packed with
customers, was followed by a massive blast that ripped through an
adjoining building.