Disappointing that Modi has not apologized for riots: FM

18 Feb 2014 Evaluate

Finance Minister P Chidambaram does not think that Narendra Modi has been given clean chit by courts in 2002 Gujarat riots and says the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate has steadfastly refused to acknowledge his “moral and political accountability” for them and Chidambaram said that it was disappointing that Modi was unwilling to “apologies” for the riots. The undercurrent of his cross- country campaign is majoritarianism and Congress will give a befitting reply to it.

Chidambaram also said that he don't think so that There are two aspects to what happened in 2002. One is legal culpability. The other is moral and political accountability. On the first, the matter is still in court. A court has accepted a SIT report but that has been challenged in a higher court. But I won’t say anything more on that.

Chidambaram was asked whether he believed Modi has been finally cleared of all charges by courts in the 2002 riots. When asked about his reference to majoritarianism in his Budget speech and whether India’s multi-religious and diverse society could come under attack from him, the Finance Minister said, “If Mr. Modi defends majoritarianism, they will give him a befitting reply. Majoritarianism is not a way of governance. Majoritarianism is opposed to the democratic way of governance.”

 

 

 

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