New Delhi, October 21
The possibility of terror attack in the country cannot be ruled out, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. “We cannot ignore terror activities. Hence alerts are issued,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

Singh was replying to a question on whether there is a possibility of a terror attack during the festival season. Asked about the advisory issued by the Home Ministry telling all states to ensure security in places of worship and communally sensitive places during the festival season, the minister said such advisories were issued regularly on the basis of information received by the government.

“We issue alerts on the basis of whatever information we get,” he said.

In an advisory yesterday, the ministry said the country had recently witnessed communal incidents at many places during the festivals of Ganesh Chaturthi and Durga Puja.

Since the Diwali/Kali puja will be celebrated on October 23, it is necessary that proper security arrangements are made at places of worship during the festival, the advisory said. — PTI