The Hindu : Dismissal of Modi Govt. sought

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Tuesday, Mar 05, 2002

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Dismissal of Modi Govt. sought
By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MARCH 4. As many as two dozen Muslim organisations have demanded the dismissal of the Narendra Modi Government in Gujarat and handing over of riot-affected areas in the State to the Army.

They have demanded stringent action against the perpetrators of the Godhra train massacre and the post-Godhra carnage in the State.

Urging the Centre to institute an inquiry by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court into the sequence of events, including the role of the State Government, the organisations said immediate relief should be given to all the riot survivors. Alleging the involvement of the VHP, Bajrang Dal and other Sangh Parivar outfits in the violence, they demanded a ban on the outfits.

The demands were made by the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind, the All India Milli Council, the Jamat-e-Islami Hind, the Jamat Ahle Hadees, the Muslim Majlis, the Muslim Muttahida Mahaz, the National Development Front, the All India Qaumi Tanzeem, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and others.

In a statement, Karan Singh, Rajya Sabha member, who is also the chairman of the Temple of Understanding, appealed to all communities in Gujarat and elsewhere to shun violence and return to the path of sanity, dialogue and communal harmony.

``Recent events in Gujarat in which hundreds of innocent men, women and children have lost their lives in the lurid flames of religious hatred have not only shocked the entire nation, but have also gravely damaged our image around the world,'' Dr. Singh. said demanding that all steps be taken to apprehend the guilty and restore peace and harmony in Gujarat.

PTI reports:

The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Syed Abdullah Bukhari, who led a demonstration by leaders of the various Muslim outfits, alleged that the ``Gujarat Government, under Modi, is terrorising people. He should be arrested under POTO and President's Rule imposed''.

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