PM to visit Assam

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will visit Assam on Saturday to asses the situation there after the serial blasts. More than 75 people died in the Assam blast.

According to sources, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is most likely to accompany the PM to have  on the spot assessment.

Prime Minister will also hold a meeting  with Governor Shiv Charan Mathur, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, Ministers and senior officials of the state.  Dr. Singh is scheduled to visit Guwahati medical college to see the injured persons. More than 450 persons sustained injuries in the serial blast that devastated Assam.

The PM had already condemned the blasts. "We will take all possible steps to maintain peace and bring the perpetrators of such acts to justice," he said in a message.  

Dr. Singh represents Assam in Rajya Sabha.

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