Shimla, Nov. 12 -- A day after blast in Delhi, Himachal revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi alleged intelligence failure while questioning the timing of the blasts saying "Why do bomb blasts happen only around elections?".

"It is a very tragic incident. But the timing raises suspicion - why do such bomb blasts happen only around elections in India," he said, adding, "The timing of the incident is warranted". Talking about Pulwama and Pahalgam incidents, he said, "Elections were near when those blasts happened and now this blast has occurred when Bihar elections are going on".

Alleging intelligence failure, Negi said, "despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's earlier claims that demonetisation would curb terrorism, big blasts have happened u...