CM Pinarayi Vijayan calls for an all-party meet on Oct 30 after Kerala blasts injure over 50

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan has called for an all-party meeting on October 30 in the wake of the bomb blasts that took place in Kalamassery in the morning of October 29. Three low-intensity bombs were reported at a convention centre while a Jehovah's Witnesses prayer meeting of the Christian community was underway. 

“Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan called an all-party meeting. An all-party meeting will be held tomorrow at 10am at the Chief Minister's Conference Hall in the Secretariat,” an official statement from the CM's office said. 

Notably, the CM was in New Delhi when the blasts took place. He was in the national capital to attend a pro-Palestine meeting. He also reportedly dodged questions regarding the blasts. The blasts killed one  woman and injured over 50, including a 12-year-old girl. 

One person has also been arrested in the case after he surrendered before the Thrissur police, taking claim of the blasts. He admitted planting the bombs at the site and has been taken in custody for interrogation. 

18 are in ICU and 6 are critically injured: Kerala health minister 

“52 people have been admitted to different hospitals. 30 people are admitted here, out of which 18 are in ICU and 6 are critically injured. Among those 6, one is a 12-year-old child,” Kerala health minister Veena George said. 

“The rest of the injured are in other private hospitals…the dead person has not been identified yet,” she further said. 

Reports say as many as 2,000 people were present at the convention centre when the bombs went off around 9:40am.

The CM called the incident 'unfortunate' and said that the administration is taking the case very seriously.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the National Security Guard (NSG) reached the spot for investigation on the directions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A possible terror angle is being probed in the matter.