NEW DELHI (TIP): Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on July 14 (Friday) that the “white powder” recovered from the state Legislative Assembly on July 12 was an explosive substance and claimed there may be a “terror conspiracy” afoot.

Citing a forensic report which confirmed that the white powder was the extremely powerful plastic explosive Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate or PETN, Yogi Adityanath called the incident a major security lapse and demanded an National Intelligence Agency (NIA) probe into the matter.

“This is PETN, a higly explosive substance was found in the assembly. Action must be taken against those involved. How can we allow anyone to compromise the security of 403 MLAs? NIA must investigate this,” the chief minister said in the state assembly on Friday.

“Strong security system must be established as this could be a terror conspiracy,” he said.

Earlier, Yogi Adityanath had called a high level meeting to review the security measures in the assembly in light of Thursday’s incident. He told all MLAs present that everyone needs to be cautious and make sure to follow security guidelines. He also said that police should carry out background checks for all workers in the state assembly.

Source: TOI