New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) Condemning the twin bomb blasts in Varanasi today as a shameful act, the prominent Muslim body Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind (JUIH) appealed to people to exercise restraint.
"It is a shameful act and must be condemned in one voice by the whole nation. We express our grief and condole the death of such large number of innocent people," JUIH General Secretary Mahmood A Madani said in a release today.
"Any violence especially in a place of worship is most condemnable," he said.
"We demand from the law enforcement agencies to deploy every possible means to provide immediate relief and security to the affected people and take full precautionary measures to maintain peace and public order," he said.
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