It was alleged that he had planned the terror attack and helped Lashkar-e-Tayiba in carrying it out.
Akshardham temple belongs to the Swaminarayan sect, which has a huge following among the Patel community, and the Congress is trying to woo the community.
The youths, identified as Mohammed Harshad and Taufeeq Pathan, were moving about in a suspicious manner.
Modi did not speak much about politics but made a reference to the agitation by the Patels for quotas.
Schoolchildren and priests also gathered at the ICU ward of the Gandhinagar civil hospital to offer prayers for quick recovery of Surjan Singh Bhandari.
On September 24, 2002, two armed terrorists entered the Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar and opened fire on devotees, leaving 34 dead and injuring 84 others.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will arrive in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning as part of his two-day India visit, and will be accorded a grand welcome on a four-km route from the city airport to a hotel, officials said.
The temple authorities have organised 'mahapuja' and 'shradhanjali' programmes to mark the first anniversary of the terrorist attack.
They were produced in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate S H Oza in Gandhinagar.
During the hearing, about six accused, including Chand Khan who was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir, complained of atrocities during public custody.
The grand dedication ceremony of Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey was conducted on Sunday in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj following a nine-day celebration that commenced on September 30.
The National Investigation Agency chargesheet points to the involvement of Pakistani operatives in both the cases. Vicky Nanjappa reports
The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted all six convicts, including three condemned prisoners, in the 2002 Akshardham temple attack case and pulled up the Gujarat police for shoddy investigation in the case in which all the accused faced prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law, Prevention Of Terrorism Act
After striking the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar in 2002, LeT had planned a suicide attack in Ayodhya to arouse communal passions and trigger riots the same year.
Here are a few glimpses of people doing their Diwali shopping across the nation.
Chandrakant Sompura has either planned, designed, built or renovated over a hundred temples in India and abroad.
Oberoi is playing the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a biopic.
After a successful first day to the Taj Mahal and the wildlife sanctuary in Mathura, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is in India on a seven-day-long visit, made his way to Gujarat accompanied by his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and three children -- daughter Ella Grace, and sons Hadrien and Xavier. Here are the some snapshots of Trudeaus' day in Gujarat.
The Indian Army, the Border Security Force, Hindu temples and the people of India, all have been targetted by fidayeen from Pakistan.
'My son is not against anybody. For him Desh Prem is more important than anything else in life'
Prayers were offered and sweets distributed though people mostly took the virtual route to extend wishes. People also visited temples, observing social distancing norms.
Wearing multiple identities of religious preacher, science student and terror accused, the saffron robed Aseemanand, once known as the most wanted man in India, was the alleged link between the series of three bombings that ripped through India in 2007.
Security was beefed up following a terror alert that said some terrorist have entered the state through Kutch. NSG teams have been sent to Gujarat from Delhi following intelligence inputs, police sources said.
'I think he had this in his head to go to different places, get some experience and then become the Congress president.'
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