'Even Smallest Spark Can Ignite Unrest': PM Modi Narrates What Led To 2002 Gujarat Riots
6 days, 7 hours ago

'Even Smallest Spark Can Ignite Unrest': PM Modi Narrates What Led To 2002 Gujarat Riots

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke on a range of issues, including his early life, becoming a monk, US President Donald Trump, the path to peace in Ukraine and the 2002 Gujarat riots. Speaking on the 2002 riots in Gujarat, the prime minister said that the Godhra violence was a tragedy of "unimaginable magnitude", adding that people were burnt alive. PM Modi Says Gujarat Riots Happened In Backdrop Of Major Events The prime minister said that the 2002 riots in Gujarat came in the backdrop of major events that preceeded 1-2 years before the violence. In such a tense environment, even the smallest spark can ignite unrest," the prime minister said, adding that he took charge as CM under such circumstances on October 7, 2001.

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Poverty, RSS, Himalayas shaped my life, says PM
6 days, 1 hour ago

Poverty, RSS, Himalayas shaped my life, says PM

Hindustan Times  

A childhood shaped by poverty and hardships, the influence of Swami Vivekananda and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and a deep sense of responsibility towards ordinary Indians helped build Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brand of people-centric governance and his approach towards national transformation, the leader said on Sunday. In a podcast with American computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman, Modi also …

PM Modi opens up about 2002 Godhra riots, aftermath in Lex Fridman podcast
6 days, 8 hours ago

PM Modi opens up about 2002 Godhra riots, aftermath in Lex Fridman podcast

Hindustan Times  

In a candid conversation with Lex Fridman on his podcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened up about the 2002 Godhra train burning incident and the subsequent riots in Gujarat. “I stepped into the Gujarat Assembly for the first time around February 24th or 25th, and on February 27, the horrific Godhra incident occurred,” he stated, referencing the burning of the …

PM Modi reflects on 2002 Godhra riots: Misinformation that they were biggest ever
6 days, 20 hours ago

PM Modi reflects on 2002 Godhra riots: Misinformation that they were biggest ever

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a podcast with Lex Fridman, asserted that there was a concerted effort to create the perception that the 2002 riots were the biggest ever in Gujarat, when that was far from reality. Recalling the Godhra train burning incident that led to the 2002 riots, PM Modi described it as an "extremely volatile" period, which unfolded …

'Witnessed painful scenes, dead bodies': PM Modi speaks on Godhra riots in debut podcast
2 months, 1 week ago

'Witnessed painful scenes, dead bodies': PM Modi speaks on Godhra riots in debut podcast

India TV News  

'Witnessed painful scenes, dead bodies': PM Modi speaks on Godhra riots in debut podcast In his debut podcast with Nikhil Kamath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that three days after he was elected as an MLA for the first time, he received news about the escalating tensions in Godhra, Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his podcast debut on Friday …

Didn't Have Much Experience As CM, Some People Were Running Own Agenda: PM Modi On Godhra Incident
1 year, 5 months ago

Didn't Have Much Experience As CM, Some People Were Running Own Agenda: PM Modi On Godhra Incident

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke on the violence ensuing the Godhara incident saying he did not have much experience as Chief Minister back then but had immense trust in the people of Gujarat. PM Modi's remark came during his address Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Ahmedabad saying the initiative has become an "institution" today instead of being a …

Godhra riots | Tracing the case against Teesta Setalvad
1 year, 6 months ago

Godhra riots | Tracing the case against Teesta Setalvad

Hindustan Times  

Teesta Setalvad, 61, a human rights activist and journalist from Mumbai, finds herself embroiled in a complex legal battle surrounding the fabrication of evidence in the 2002 Godhra riots. The complaint against Teesta and 2 policemen The 2002 Godhra riots evidence fabrication case involves allegations that Setalvad fabricated documents and tutored witnesses to implicate senior officials of the Gujarat government, …

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots
1 year, 11 months ago

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots

ABC  

An Indian court has acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. Key points: A total of 86 Hindus were accused of the killings, with 17 dying during the 14-year trial The massacre is one of nine major …

2002 Gujarat riots: All accused, including Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi, acquitted in Naroda Gam massacre case
1 year, 11 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: All accused, including Maya Kodnani, Babu Bajrangi, acquitted in Naroda Gam massacre case

India TV News  

2002 Gujarat riots : A special court in Ahmedabad on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the Naroda Gam case in which former Gujarat minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maya Kodnani and several other right-wing leaders are among the accused involved in the killing of 11 people from the minority community during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. Eleven persons were …

Cases collapse against 27 accused of rape and murder in India’s 2002 religious riots
1 year, 11 months ago

Cases collapse against 27 accused of rape and murder in India’s 2002 religious riots

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian court has acquitted …

‘They're after Modi since 2002': Shah on BBC documentary row, Hindenburg report
2 years, 1 month ago

‘They're after Modi since 2002': Shah on BBC documentary row, Hindenburg report

Hindustan Times  

Truth emerges despite a thousand conspiracies around it, said Union home minister Amit Shah on controversies surrounding the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindenburg report on Gautam Adani. The British Broadcasting Corporation documentary, which chronicles events that transpired during the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was the state chief minister, has triggered a major controversy in …

INTERVIEW | Christophe Jaffrelot on 2002 Gujarat riots: ‘The ghosts have never left me’
2 years, 1 month ago

INTERVIEW | Christophe Jaffrelot on 2002 Gujarat riots: ‘The ghosts have never left me’

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 03, 2023 16:19 IST Christophe Jaffrelot has written extensively on the 2002 Gujarat riots, considered among the most brutal communal incidents in recent history, in which over 2,000 people were killed. An expert on the RSS-led Sangh Parivar, Jaffrelot’s most recent publication Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy provides deep insights into the …

Musk shrugs off criticism that he has helped India censor BBC’s Modi documentary
2 years, 1 month ago

Musk shrugs off criticism that he has helped India censor BBC’s Modi documentary

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk has shrugged off …

India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots
2 years, 2 months ago

India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s role in Gujarat riots

Al Jazeera  

The documentary critical of PM Modi’s role in the deadly 2002 Gujarat riots draws the ire of the Hindu nationalist government. India has blocked the airing of a BBC documentary that questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots, saying that even sharing any clips via social media is barred. Subject: GUJARAT POGROM ▪️“Violence politically motivated ▪️“Aim …

Narendra Modi compared to Osama bin Laden as India and Pakistan exchange bitter war of words
2 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi compared to Osama bin Laden as India and Pakistan exchange bitter war of words

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India and Pakistan’s ministers exchanged …

Hinduphobic Audrey Truschke repeats lie about Gujarat riots
2 years, 3 months ago

Hinduphobic Audrey Truschke repeats lie about Gujarat riots

Op India  

Hinduphobic professor Audrey Truschke of Rutgers University in the USA, who keeps spreading fake news against Hindus and against India, has done it again. False claim about the belly of a pregnant woman cut open The most worrisome claim is that the bellies of pregnant women were cut during the 2002 Gujarat riots by Hindus. While the incident at the …

Gujarat free of curfews, communal riots since 2002: Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat free of curfews, communal riots since 2002: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said that incidents of communal violence were once commonplace in Gujarat because anti-social elements, supported by the Congress, indulged in such activities, but the state is now experiencing a “permanent peace” with the Bharatiya Janata Party in power. Speaking at Mahudha town of Kheda district, he said, “During the Congress rule in Gujarat, …

BJP taught rioters lesson in 2002, brought permanent peace to Gujarat: Amit Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP taught rioters lesson in 2002, brought permanent peace to Gujarat: Amit Shah

India Today  

Rioters in Gujarat were taught such a lesson by the BJP in 2002 that they have not dared to raise their heads till now, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today as he campaigned for his party in the state, adding that his party brought “permanent peace” to the state. * More from IndiaToday.in's Election 2022 coverage: Gujarat assembly polls …

Cong backed perpetrators of violence, BJP established peace, says Shah
2 years, 3 months ago

Cong backed perpetrators of violence, BJP established peace, says Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said anti-social elements earlier indulged in violence in Gujarat as the Congress supported them, but after the perpetrators were "taught a lesson" in 2002, they stopped such activities and the Bharatiya Janata Party established "permanent peace" in the state. Addressing a rally in Mahudha town of Kheda district in support of BJP candidates …

‘Taught a lesson’ in 2002 thereafter permanent peace in Gujarat: Amit Shah slams Congress at election rally
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Taught a lesson’ in 2002 thereafter permanent peace in Gujarat: Amit Shah slams Congress at election rally

India TV News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said anti-social elements earlier indulged in violence in Gujarat as the Congress supported them, but after the perpetrators were "taught a lesson" in 2002, they stopped such activities and the Bharatiya Janata Party established "permanent peace" in the state. Addressing a rally in Mahudha town of Kheda district in support of BJP candidates …

2002: Godhra riots
2 years, 7 months ago

2002: Godhra riots

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST At 7.42 a.m. on February 27, 2002, the Sabarmati Express pulled into the station at Godhra. In October 2001, the old BJP war horse, Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel, had been summarily replaced with Narendra Modi. Soon afterwards, Modi asked that the Assembly election scheduled for April 2003 be brought forward to June 2002. …

From 'Modern Day Neros' To 'Mere State Inaction Not Conspiracy' : Supreme Court's Comments On Gujarat Govt In Riots Cases
2 years, 8 months ago

From 'Modern Day Neros' To 'Mere State Inaction Not Conspiracy' : Supreme Court's Comments On Gujarat Govt In Riots Cases

Live Law  

There is no evidence of larger conspiracy at the highest level of state functionaries behind the 2002 Gujarat riots, held the Supreme Court recently, dismissing a petition filed by Zakia Jafri. "In any case, inaction or failure of some officials of one section of the State administration cannot be the basis to infer a pre- planned criminal conspiracy by the …

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court notes Sudhir Chaudhary's statement about his purported interview with Narendra Modi
2 years, 8 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court notes Sudhir Chaudhary's statement about his purported interview with Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court, while upholding the clean chit given by an SIT to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and 63 others in the 2002 riots cases, has noted the statement of TV anchor Sudhir Chaudhary about his purported interview with Mr. Modi. "Sudhir Chaudhary has stated to have requested Narendra Modi for a short interview after the conference to …

'Hindutva project' of BJP weakening India: Asaduddin Owaisi
2 years, 8 months ago

'Hindutva project' of BJP weakening India: Asaduddin Owaisi

India TV News  

Highlights Narendra Modi govt at Centre has been pursuing Hindutva politics for last 8-years, says Owaisi BJP, RSS have been working to implement their agenda of 'Hindutva': Asaduddin Owaisi They are encouraging violence to meet their ideological ends, says Owaisi The Narendra Modi government at the Centre has been pursuing Hindutva politics for the last eight years, says AIMIM president …

2002 Gujarat riots: Guj police register FIR against Teesta Setalvad, former IPS officers RB Sreekumar, Sanjiv Bhatt
2 years, 8 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: Guj police register FIR against Teesta Setalvad, former IPS officers RB Sreekumar, Sanjiv Bhatt

Firstpost  

This comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Ehsan Jafri challenging the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the Special Investigation Team in the 2002 Gujarat riots The Gujarat Police have registered cases against former IPS officers Sanjiv Bhatt, who is already in jail for another matter, and RB Sreekumar and …

Gujarat riots: Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar arrested by Ahmedabad Police
2 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat riots: Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar arrested by Ahmedabad Police

India Today  

Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar has been arrested by the Ahmedabad crime branch for furnishing false information about the Gujarat riots. This comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed allegations of a larger conspiracy levelled by Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and …

Gujarat Riot case: Zee News editor-in-chief accuses SIT of coercing him to misquote Modi under UPA pressure
2 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat Riot case: Zee News editor-in-chief accuses SIT of coercing him to misquote Modi under UPA pressure

Op India  

A day after the Supreme Court upheld SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots, Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary has expressed his happiness that truth had prevailed while castigating SIT for compelling him to misquote Modi under pressure from the then Congress government. UPA Govt wanted this IV badly to implicate Modi,” …

'No delay in calling Army…': Shah defends Modi over Gujarat riots
2 years, 8 months ago

'No delay in calling Army…': Shah defends Modi over Gujarat riots

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the primary reason behind the 2002 Gujarat riots was the Godhra train burning incident. Shah's comments come a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of slain former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team to Narendra Modi …

2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah lauds SC verdict, takes jibe at Congress' satyagraha over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 8 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah lauds SC verdict, takes jibe at Congress' satyagraha over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

Lauding the Supreme Court verdict which dismissed a plea challenging the clean chit given by an SIT to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a jibe at Congress’ ‘satyagraha’ over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case and said that Modi appeared before the SIT in relation …

Amit Shah breaks his silence on 2002 Gujarat riots: 'Modiji suffered silently for 19 years'
2 years, 8 months ago

Amit Shah breaks his silence on 2002 Gujarat riots: 'Modiji suffered silently for 19 years'

India TV News  

Amit Shah breaks his silence on 2002 Gujarat riots: 'Modiji suffered silently for 19 years' In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shah touched on various aspects of the dastardly Gujarat Riots which claimed thousands of lives. Amit Shah on 2002 Gujarat Riots: Breaking his silence on the 2002 Gujarat riots, Home Minister Amit Shah came in full support of Prime …

Gujarat riots: SC raises questions on testimonies of senior police officers
2 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat riots: SC raises questions on testimonies of senior police officers

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed allegations of a larger conspiracy levelled by Zakia Jafri against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi and over 60 senior state officials. In its detailed 450 page ruling, the three-judge bench said that the allegations were made against now Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the others by Jafri solely on the basis of the ultra-sensational …

Gujarat riots: SC dismisses plea for probe into larger conspiracy
2 years, 8 months ago

Gujarat riots: SC dismisses plea for probe into larger conspiracy

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a probe into the “larger conspiracy” related to the 2002 Gujarat riots that left over 1,000 people dead, saying it is devoid of merits. A bench of justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and CT Ravikumar upheld a Gujarat court’s order accepting a Special Investigation Team ’s closure report exonerating 64 people, …

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court rejects Zakia Jafri’s charges against Narendra Modi, 60 officials
2 years, 8 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court rejects Zakia Jafri’s charges against Narendra Modi, 60 officials

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed allegations of "larger conspiracy" levelled by Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi and over 60 senior state officials. "No fault can be found with the approach of the SIT in submitting final report dated February 8, 2012, which …

2002 Gujarat riots: 20 years on, wounds remain fresh
3 years ago

2002 Gujarat riots: 20 years on, wounds remain fresh

Hindustan Times  

Latifa Yusuf Giteli is keeping a close watch on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, worried about the fate of a dear student, who is pursuing a medical degree and is stuck in the ongoing war. The student was one of hundreds who have graduated from Giteli’s school, which she started in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots, one of the …

Delhi violence a chilling reminder of 2002 Gujarat riots: Yechury
5 years ago

Delhi violence a chilling reminder of 2002 Gujarat riots: Yechury

The Hindu  

The violence in Delhi is a “chilling reminder” of the 2002 Gujarat riots, when the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of the State, said CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. Both the parties said that there is a need to deploy the Army in the capital to bring the situation under control as the Delhi police has …

'Delhi violence reminding us of Gujarat 2002', Owaisi flays BJP on violence in Northeast Delhi
5 years ago

'Delhi violence reminding us of Gujarat 2002', Owaisi flays BJP on violence in Northeast Delhi

India TV News  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Chief Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed the Narendra Modi-led BJP government for being the soul cause for violence in the national capital that has already claimed 20 lives. He also pulled up Home Minister Amit Shah for being ineffective and silent since while the violence spiraled out of proportion. She blamed Home Minister Amit Shah for the …

2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat govt given clean chit by Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission; report tabled in Assembly
5 years, 3 months ago

2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat govt given clean chit by Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission; report tabled in Assembly

Firstpost  

The Gujarat government tabled the final part of the Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission report on the 2002 Godhra riots in the state Assembly on Wednesday. The report has given the then Narendra Modi-led state government and others a clean chit The Gujarat government tabled the final part of the Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission report on the 2002 Godhra riots in the state …

‘Mea culpa’: Rajdeep Sardesai finally admits Modi wasn’t responsible for 2002 and that media sensationalised the riots
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Mea culpa’: Rajdeep Sardesai finally admits Modi wasn’t responsible for 2002 and that media sensationalised the riots

Op India  

In an interview with author-journalist Manu Joseph, Rajdeep Sardesai, the Michelangelo of Indian journalism, who made a career out of demonising Narendra Modi for Gujarat riots seems to have finally found some remorse for his relentless campaign against Prime Minister Modi for the unfortunate incidents that followed after the train burning at Godhra that left Hindus dead. Responding to a …

Gujarat election 2017: Narendra Modi plays victim and saviour in one shot, but this is not winter of 2002
7 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat election 2017: Narendra Modi plays victim and saviour in one shot, but this is not winter of 2002

Firstpost  

On his first whirlwind campaign tour on Monday, the first after elections were announced in Gujarat, Modi played the victim as well as the saviour but the crowds were not swaying to his beat unlike in 2002. In 2002, Modi set out on his Gujarat Gaurav Yatra in the backdrop of serious allegations of state- It is also a key …

Pranab Mukherjee says 2002 Gujarat riots biggest blot on Vajpayee govt, cost BJP 2004 polls
7 years, 5 months ago

Pranab Mukherjee says 2002 Gujarat riots biggest blot on Vajpayee govt, cost BJP 2004 polls

Firstpost  

The 2002 riots in Gujarat could have cost the BJP the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, says former President Pranab Mukherjee New Delhi: The 2002 riots in Gujarat was “possibly the biggest blot” on the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and that could have cost the BJP the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, says former President Pranab Mukherjee. In the third volume …

2002 Gujarat riots: Gujarat HC rejects Zakia Jafri’s plea against Narendra Modi
7 years, 5 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: Gujarat HC rejects Zakia Jafri’s plea against Narendra Modi

Live Mint  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Thursday rejected a petition by former lawmaker Ehsan Jafri’s widow challenging the clean chit given by a Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team in 2012 to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and other top politicians and bureaucrats in the 2002 riots that swept the state. In response, the apex court, which had already ordered …

BJP foundation day: When Narendra Modi out-manoeuvred Vajpayee after 2002 riots
7 years, 11 months ago

BJP foundation day: When Narendra Modi out-manoeuvred Vajpayee after 2002 riots

India Today  

In its long journey to the largest political party in the world, the BJP has produced two prime ministers for India - Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi. Vajpayee, later, went on record to blame the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's handling of Gujarat riots as one of the reasons for the electoral loss. Vajpayee revealed that he was …

2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 Sikh riots are different: Kanhaiya Kumar
8 years, 11 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 Sikh riots are different: Kanhaiya Kumar

India TV News  

New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar today compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out "with support" from state machinery even as he stressed that there is a fundamental difference between "emergency" and "fascism". Asserting that there is a difference between 2002 riots and 1984 Sikh massacre Kanhaiya alleged that Gujarat violence …

2002 post-Godhra riots: Full text of Justice (retd.) G.T. Nanavati's interview
10 years, 4 months ago

2002 post-Godhra riots: Full text of Justice (retd.) G.T. Nanavati's interview

The Hindu  

Q: Tell us a little bit about the structure of the report. There are about nine volumes – the first one is an introduction, then there are volumes which deal with various incidents which took place in various districts, a volume on other material, which includes what steps were taken by the government, what was the strength of the police …

Jaitley defends Modi government in Gujarat over 2002 riots
10 years, 4 months ago

Jaitley defends Modi government in Gujarat over 2002 riots

India TV News  

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Friday defended the then Gujarat government headed by Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots, saying the state government was not responsible for the incident that sparked off the violence - the burning of the Godhra train in 2002 in which 59 people were burnt alive. The Godhra violence was an incident at a railway …

U.S. Federal Court issues summons against Modi for his alleged role in "2002 Gujarat Genocide"
10 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Federal Court issues summons against Modi for his alleged role in "2002 Gujarat Genocide"

Live Law  

A Federal Court in U.S. has issued summons against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a lawsuit filed by the American Justice Centre, for his alleged involvement in the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002, which has been termed as the "2002 Gujarat Genocide" by the plaintiffs. Specifically the twenty-eight page complaint filed was said to seek compensatory and punitive damages …

U.S. Federal Court issues summons against Modi for his alleged role in "2002 Gujarat Genocide"
10 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Federal Court issues summons against Modi for his alleged role in "2002 Gujarat Genocide"

Live Law  

A Federal Court in U.S. has issued summons against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a lawsuit filed by the American Justice Centre, for his alleged involvement in the anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat during 2002, which has been termed as the "2002 Gujarat Genocide" by the plaintiffs. Specifically the twenty-eight page complaint filed was said to seek compensatory and punitive damages …

First 'Independent India' born PM Narendra Modi to unfurl tricolor at Red Fort
10 years, 7 months ago

First 'Independent India' born PM Narendra Modi to unfurl tricolor at Red Fort

India TV News  

Just five months after he took over as Chief Minister, Modi controversially came into limelight in the wake of 2002 riots triggered after 59 'Kar Sewaks' were killed in a fire in a compartment in Sabarmati Express train incident on February 27, 2002.Modi's detractors accused him of inaction during the riots but all the subsequent investigations, including one directly under …

Communal violence increasing after formation of Modi govt, says Sonia Gandhi
10 years, 7 months ago

Communal violence increasing after formation of Modi govt, says Sonia Gandhi

India TV News  

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today attacked Narendra Modi-led NDA government over the increasing incidents of communal violence in the country. "Nothing less than 600 incidents of communal violence in UP and as many in Maharashtra have taken place in a short span. We wonder why all these incidents occurred suddenly after BJP has come to power,” Sonia Gandhi said …

‘Social media used to incite violence’
10 years, 7 months ago

‘Social media used to incite violence’

The Hindu  

Tweets by BJP national executive member C T Ravi on the Sahranpur riots has come in for severe criticism for their inflammatory tone. In one of the posts, Mr. Ravi, who is also party general secretary for Karnataka, uploaded a video link that said: “How Congress leaders made 1000s of Muslims attack the Gurdwara & cause Saharanpur riots — watch …

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