Shimla, Nov 11 (PTI) A day after a blast near the Red Fort in Delhi claimed 12 lives, Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Tuesday wondered “why such incidents occur when elections are around”.

He also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Bhutan visit, saying, “It is unfortunate that whenever there is a crisis in the country, PM Modi is abroad.” Interacting with reporters here, the state revenue minister said, “I am unable to understand why such incidents occur when elections are around.” “You have seen that when the Pulwama tragedy struck, elections were to be held. Talks of elections were going on even when the Pahalgam attack took place. This time, there were Bihar assembly polls,” Negi said.

Forty CRPF personnel were killed when a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomb

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