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Rahul Gandhi takes on Narendra Modi over 2002 riots, questions 'clean chit'
New Delhi: Hitting
out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress vice
president Rahul Gandhi today demanded "legal accountability" for the
"clear and inexcusable failure" of governance during the 2002 Gujarat
riots and dismissed talk of clean chit to Mr Modi as "politically
expedient" but "far too premature".
Contending that Mr Modi was answerable on moral grounds, the Congress' chief campaigner said, "beyond that there should be a legal accountability for the clear and inexcusable failure of governance under him".
Mr Gandhi was answering a question during an interview to PTI on the BJP's contention that Mr Modi had been given a clean chit by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the courts and, therefore, he had nothing to answer for or apologise for about the post-Godhra riots.
He replied, "As you know, the SIT report had been seriously questioned by a number of credible experts. Grave flaws have been pointed out in the functioning of the SIT. The acceptance of the flawed SIT report by the lowest court has not yet been subjected to judicial scrutiny by higher courts."
"The specific allegation and evidence pointing to Mr Modi's responsibility in the 2002 riots are yet to be adequately probed. Any talk of his having been given a clean chit may be politically expedient, but is far too premature. There are many unanswered questions. There is a lot more the country needs to know," he said.
Mr Gandhi said he did not see Lok Sabha elections as virtually a presidential-style contest between him and Mr Modi.
Contending that Mr Modi was answerable on moral grounds, the Congress' chief campaigner said, "beyond that there should be a legal accountability for the clear and inexcusable failure of governance under him".
Mr Gandhi was answering a question during an interview to PTI on the BJP's contention that Mr Modi had been given a clean chit by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the courts and, therefore, he had nothing to answer for or apologise for about the post-Godhra riots.
He replied, "As you know, the SIT report had been seriously questioned by a number of credible experts. Grave flaws have been pointed out in the functioning of the SIT. The acceptance of the flawed SIT report by the lowest court has not yet been subjected to judicial scrutiny by higher courts."
"The specific allegation and evidence pointing to Mr Modi's responsibility in the 2002 riots are yet to be adequately probed. Any talk of his having been given a clean chit may be politically expedient, but is far too premature. There are many unanswered questions. There is a lot more the country needs to know," he said.
Mr Gandhi said he did not see Lok Sabha elections as virtually a presidential-style contest between him and Mr Modi.
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