Delhi blast: PM Modi does Pahalgam repeat, switches to English while warning conspirators

PM Modi is in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu for a two-day state visit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those responsible for the Delhi car blast won't be spared.

While the PM spoke in Hindi during an event in Bhutan, he made sure to switch to English while declaring his message against the attack.  "The conspirators behind this will not be spared. All those responsible wills be brought to justice,” he said.

His words this time are like the chilling warning he had issued post the Pahalgam terror attack. The PM said India will pursue the plotters and masterminds of that attack till the end of the earth.

In an address at an event at Changlimethang Stadium to mark the 70th birth anniversary of Bhutan's former king Jigme Singye Wangchuck,  PM Modi on Tuesday said he came to Thimpu with a "heavy heart" in view of the incident in Delhi.

The prime minister said throughout Monday night, he was in touch with the probe agencies investigating the blast. Twelve people were killed on Monday evening after a car exploded near the Red Fort.

"For centuries, India and Bhutan have shared a deep spiritual and cultural bond. Therefore, it was India's and my commitment to participate in this important occasion," he said. "But today I have come here with a heavy heart. The horrific incident that occurred in Delhi last evening has deeply saddened everyone. I understand the grief of the affected families. Today, the entire nation stands with them. Our agencies will get to the bottom of this conspiracy. The conspirators behind it will not be spared. All those responsible will be brought to justice."

King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck led a prayer in presence of thousands of Bhutanese at the Changlimethang stadium for the victims of the Delhi blast.

The Bhutanese leadership conveyed their heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of precious lives in the explosion in Delhi and offered special prayers for all those affected by the blasts, Indian officials said.

In Delhi, investigators were probing the blast as a possible terror attack and zeroed in on a Kashmir-based doctor, who was driving the car that exploded. Dr Umar Nabi is believed to have died in the blast.The Jammu and Kashmir police has already taken a DNA sample from his mother to establish the connection.

The Delhi Police on Monday night said nine people were killed in the blast and several  others sustained injuries. The death toll went up to 12 with three people succumbing to their injuries, it said on Tuesday.