Mumbai, Sept 25: BJP today claimed that DF government could have averted the August 25 twin bomb blasts in Mumbai if it had acted upon a letter written by a vigilant citizen about unlawful activities in suburban Andheri, from where the perpetrators of the blasts were subsequently arrested. "Timely action by the state government on a letter written by the Andheri resident could have averted blasts that claimed over 50 lives and rocked the country's commercial capital", BJP state unit leader Vinod Tawde told reporters.
Substantiating his claim, the BJP leader distributed copies of the letter written by one M S Kureshi and given to the Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's office on March 28, 2003. A copy of the letter was also given to Minister of State for Home Rajendra Darda on the same day.
Kureshi in his letter had named some "anti-social elements", whom he claimed to be having links with the outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and planning to carry out subversive activities in the city.

The letter also claimed that these persons were being provided with arms and training to use them from a Madarsa in Saibaba Nagar.
"We want to know what action the government initiated after receiving the letter?", Tawde asked. The government should take stringent action against police officials for failing to act upon the letter, he demanded.

Reacting to Tawde's charge, MPCC General Secretary Sanjay Dutt said "the charges are wild and baseless. They are made with ulterior motive". Bureau Report