Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
India

Judiciary, media best judges of 2002 riots: Modi

Darpan News Desk IANS, 08 May, 2014 11:02 AM
    As far as the 2002 Gujarat riots were concerned, it is the judiciary, media and NGOs which should be left to draw conclusions, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said.
     
    "I feel that on the subject of Gujarat riots, the judiciary has been vibrant and has exhibited its activism. The media too has been vibrant on the subject and the NGOs and international agencies have been overactive," Modi said in an interview to Times Now news channel telecast Thursday.
     
    Modi, also the Gujarat chief minister, was replying to a question on whether members of the Sangh Parivar and the Bharatiya Janata Party were involved in the riots.
     
    "After all this scrutiny, I feel, let them draw their own conclusions. They don't need a certificate from Modi. They shouldn't even bank on a certificate from Modi. They shouldn't have the slightest shred of belief in a certificate from Modi. 
     
    "Only constitutional authorities should be trusted. They have done so in the past, they will do it in the future as well," he said.
     
    Questioned on Mayaben Kodnani, a minister in his cabinet, who was convicted for her role in the riots, Modi said: "She was not facing any charges at the time (of her induction). Later, when UPA-2 was formed, political games were at play. An SIT was formed, after which she faced charges.
     
    "When I made her a minister, she was not facing any charges, for your information. But still, I feel she has the right to get justice for herself from many courts. As a citizen, she has that right. Let her have it," he said.
     
    Asked whether he believed that Kodnani should have got state protection, Modi said: "That sort of work has been done a lot in Delhi after 1984. It is my view that the law must be allowed to take its course. The work of my government is neither to aid someone nor to torture someone."

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Modi invokes Lord Ram at Faizabad

    Modi invokes Lord Ram at Faizabad
    BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Monday invoked the name of Lord Ram in an election speech and urged the people to vote out the "corrupt and incompetent Congress government at the centre".

    Modi invokes Lord Ram at Faizabad

    Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha battle

    Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha battle
    Campaigning ended Monday evening in 64 Lok Sabha constituencies which go to the polls Wednesday when over 85 million voters will decide the electoral fate of 897 candidates including Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

    Campaigning ends for penultimate round of Lok Sabha battle

    Modi: Our governance will be 'drastically different', will allay minority fears

    Modi: Our governance will be 'drastically different', will allay minority fears
    BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has said a government headed by him "will go the extra mile" to give justice to all and a dispensation "where nobody needs to be apprehensive or fearful". He said a BJP-led government will be "drastically different" from the UPA's approach to governance.

    Modi: Our governance will be 'drastically different', will allay minority fears

    Craze for leading Delhi schools leaves many distressed

    Craze for leading Delhi schools leaves many distressed
    Thousands of parents are undergoing a harrowing time as they battle to get their children into nursery classes of leading schools in the national capital. But many are celebrating too.

    Craze for leading Delhi schools leaves many distressed

    Assam Attacks: Bodo militants massacre 27 migrant Muslims over 24 hours

    Assam Attacks: Bodo militants massacre 27 migrant Muslims over 24 hours
    The toll in the twin attacks in Assam rose to 27 Saturday. The state government decided to hand over the probe to the NIA while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described it as a "cowardly attempt to spread fear and terror".

    Assam Attacks: Bodo militants massacre 27 migrant Muslims over 24 hours

    India successfully test-fires Akash missile

    India successfully test-fires Akash missile
    India Friday successfully test-fired its Akash medium-range surface-to-air missile from a defence base in Odisha for the second time in two days, an official said.

    India successfully test-fires Akash missile