Patna serial blasts: No security lapses as there were no intelligence inputs, claims Nitish Kumar

“I would like to assure BJP that there were no shortcomings in the arrangements,” he added.  But, despite the arrangements, blasts had taken place, which was matter of great concern for the state, Kumar said.  

“It was a lesson for us as, despite the bandobast, this happened. It is a matter of great concern for all of us and a challenge for the entire state,” he said.
 
The serial blasts were an attempt to threaten the law and order situation in the state and it cannot be a coincidence that they occurred on the day of the rally, Kumar averred.  “Whatever happened is not the tradition of Bihar.