By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: The Indian Union Muslim League has demanded Union Government to dismiss immediately Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of IPS and IAS officers’ allegations that he played key role in the killing of thousands of Muslims in 2002 infamous Gujarat riot by asking senior police officers to let Hindu mobs vent their anger against Muslims.
“We demand from Central Government to dismiss Modi immediately and arrest him for killing thousands of Muslims in 2002 Gujarat riot. I think after so many evidences came to the light against him, no reasons left to let him to be on the post” said Prof. Dr. Basir Ahmed Khan, National President of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) while talking to TCN over phone.
Narendra Modi
Criticizing Central Government for not taking action against Modi he said: “Modi would have been behind bar long ago, if Central Government has taken action but it always escaped the issue saying court can take decision on the matter. But it is an unacceptable excuse because Centre has power to dismiss the state government if it fails to maintain law and order in the state. Is there any doubt that Modi government failed to protect its citizens?” he asked.
“In my opinion, Congress did not act against Modi and always has soft corner for him because it has been using him for getting votes of Muslims. When elections come it creates fear of Modi among Muslims and asks votes to stop him from the top post. Therefore, it does not want bury the issue by taking action against Modi” he alleged.
Dr. Basir said that there are same reasons behind banning SIMI without adequate proofs and letting free RSS, Ram Sena and Abhinav Bharat despite plenty of evidences are available against them.
“Before coming to power, Congress promised to take action against Modi but it did not fulfill it till today. Congress makes new statements time to time on sensitive issues through Digvijay Singh but when it comes to action it fails” he added.
Notably, Senior IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt revealed in his affidavit to Supreme Court that at a special meeting on 27th Feb. 2002 Modi asked top police officers of the state to let the rioting mobs vent their anger to teach Muslims a lesson.
While suspended IAS officer Pradeep Sharma has alleged that during 2002 anti-Muslim riots, an official of chief minister’s office (CMO) approached him to ask his brother Kuldeep Sharma, who was Inspector General of Police, not to protect Muslims.
At the time of riot Pradeep Sharma was municipal commissioner of Jamnagar while his brother Kuldeep Sharma was Inspector General of Police of Ahmedabad Range.