New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday telephoned Home Minister P. Chidambaram and discussed security measures in the wake of the shooting near Jama Masjid that wounded two Taiwanese tourists and the landslides in Uttarakhand which killed over 40 people in the BJP-ruled state.
Advani told IANS that he spoke to Chidambaram and discussed the heightened terror threat perception ahead of the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in the light of Sunday’s shooting near Jama Masjid.
The issue also figured in their talks briefly when Advani and Chidambaram met at India Islamic Cultural Centre which had organised an Eid get-together.
Advani added that he also discussed the devastating landslides and heavy rains in Uttarakhand that have killed over 40 people and left many homeless. Uttarakhand has recorded over 300 mm of rainfall since Saturday.
Two Taiwanese tourists were wounded when two gunmen on a motorcycle opened random fire near the Jama Masjid here Sunday morning, creating a scare ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Ko Chang and Ku Ze Wei, both in their 20s, were shot in the head and stomach respectively when the gunmen fired at a bus from which a group of tourists was alighting, police and eyewitnesses said.
The attack came despite a high level of security here in the run up to the Commonwealth Games that will draw 7,000 athletes and officials from 71 countries and territories.
