PM Modi, Amit Shah Named In Delhi Assembly Bomb Threat Emails; Metro & Speaker Vijender Gupta On Target

New Delhi: The Delhi Legislative Assembly and its Speaker Vijender Gupta were placed under high alert on Monday after fresh bomb threats were received via email, triggering a major security response across the national capital.

According to officials, two separate threatening emails were sent early in the morning-one to the Assembly’s official email account at around 7:28 AM, and another to the Speaker’s personal account at approximately 7:49 AM. The emails warned of explosions targeting the Assembly premises.

In a concerning development, the Delhi Metro’s Vidhan Sabha Metro Station was also specifically mentioned in the threat, prompting heightened vigilance at the station and nearby areas.

The emails reportedly named several top political figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Sandhu, and Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bisht on Tuesday assured that the session will continue despite a threatening email warning of a possible bombing at the Assembly premises.

"Only crazy people give such threats. We should not take it lightly, and the security will be very tight since this is an Assembly session. We will not be afraid of the threats; the session will go on," Bisht said.

BJP MLA Karnail Singh also reassured the public, stating, “Everything is safe and secure, there is no reason to worry”. "It was a hoax. Everything is safe, we are going for the meeting," said BJP MLA Anil Goyal.

Furthermore, BJP MLA Harish Khurana said that they won't be scared of such threats, and the development work of Delhi is ongoing.

"We will not get scared, this is a BJP government, committed to development. We introduced a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore, and the development work of Delhi is ongoing. I believe the last record will be broken and the budget will be even bigger this time," he told ANI.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta arrived at the Assembly with her cabinet ministers to present the Delhi Budget.

Security agencies, including the Delhi Police and bomb disposal squads, were immediately deployed to conduct thorough checks of the Assembly complex and surrounding areas. A sniffer dog squad was later deployed at the Delhi Assembly complex as part of intensified security checks following the threat.

Sources indicated that this is not the first such threat received by the Assembly in recent times, raising concerns over repeated attempts to disrupt proceedings, especially ahead of the budget session. No suspicious objects have been reported so far. 

Authorities are currently investigating the origin of the emails and tracking digital footprints to identify those responsible. Meanwhile, security has been significantly tightened at key government buildings and metro stations across Delhi.