New Delhi, April 11 -- The extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India triggered a political slugfest, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress both seeking to claim credit for bringing one of the key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to the country.

While the BJP said Rana's extradition reflects "new India's" zero-tolerance resolve towards terrorism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress said that the Modi government benefited from the "mature, consistent and strategic diplomacy" that began under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) dispensation.

Addressing the media in Mumbai, Union minister Piyush Goyal said that the Modi government acted with resolve to bring those who attacked the country to justice, unlike th...