AAP, Congress attack BJP over security ‘lapses’; Delhi to pay ₹10 lakh to kin of blast victims

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In this representation  received connected  November 10, 2025, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Delhi Minister Ashish Sood conscionable   an injured astatine  Lok Nayak Hospital aft  the blast that occurred adjacent   Red Fort Metro Station connected  November 11, 2025, sidesplitting  astatine  slightest  9  radical   and gutting respective  vehicles, successful  New Delhi.

In this representation received connected November 10, 2025, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Delhi Minister Ashish Sood conscionable an injured astatine Lok Nayak Hospital aft the blast that occurred adjacent Red Fort Metro Station connected November 11, 2025, sidesplitting astatine slightest 9 radical and gutting respective vehicles, successful New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI

Both the Congress and AAP attacked the authorities connected Tuesday (November 11, 2025) implicit alleged information lapses that “led to the blast astatine the Red Fort” which near implicit a twelve radical dead. This came arsenic Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh each to the families of the deceased.

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“Those permanently disabled owed to the blast volition person ₹5 lakh, the earnestly injured ₹2 lakh, and those with insignificant injuries ₹20,000,” the Chief Minister’s Office said successful a statement

The CPI(M)’s Delhi portion has urged radical to basal agreed against coercion and against the authorities of hatred that seeks to disagreement society. The enactment also appealed to the radical of Delhi to support bid and unity, and not to autumn prey to provocations.

Delegations from some the Congress and the AAP visited the injured radical astatine the LNJP Hospital, wherever they are undergoing treatment.

Hospital denies ambulance

The AAP said that sympathy implicit societal media has nary worth if the authorities cannot adjacent supply ambulances for families to instrumentality the dormant bodies home. There were complaints that the LNJP Hospital did not supply ambulances to the families of the deceased connected Monday. 

After gathering injured victims and aggrieved families, AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj said that whenever a large calamity occurs, leaders successful powerfulness contented ceremonial statements expressing condolences and prayers for the bereaved families and injured. 

“But these messages should not conscionable beryllium for Twitter, WhatsApp, oregon Facebook. The authorities indispensable mean what it says. When a household loses someone, typing retired a connection of condolence has nary worth if the authorities cannot adjacent supply an ambulance to transportation the deceased home,” helium said.

Mr. Bharadwaj pointed retired that Delhi’s largest hospital, the 1 visited by the Union Home Minister and the Chief Minister, who some claimed that “everything is fine,” could not put an ambulance for the mediocre families who mislaid their loved ones. “If the authorities does not person ambulances for specified victims, it is highly shameful and painful,” helium said.

Warnings ignored

Delhi Congress main Devender Yadav met the injured and said, “Congress has been raising questions astir Delhi’s instrumentality and order, which were not taken seriously, and the metropolis is present facing this calamity successful which galore guiltless radical person mislaid their lives.”

He besides demanded that the authorities wage a compensation of ₹50 lakh to the families of the deceased and ₹5 lakh each to the injured.

“There is simply a BJP authorities successful some Delhi and Haryana, and determination person been nary answers from the Home Minister connected questions linked to the blast; and the Pahalgam panic onslaught suspects are inactive astatine large,” helium said. 

The AAP besides alleged that the instrumentality and bid concern of Delhi was successful shambles.

There was nary effect from the Delhi BJP to these allegations.

Published - November 11, 2025 10:05 p.m. IST

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