BANGALORE: Gowda has expressed shock at the Nanavati Commission findings that the Godhra train
tragedy was part of a conspiracy. "It's shocking to see the commission has given a clean chit to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and his administration. "I am disappointed ,'' he said. According to him, this judgment will further widen the gap between Hindus and the minorities.
He demanded a probe by a Supreme Court sitting judge into the Godhra issue and the violence that followed.
Panel for minorities
Gowda said he had urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to bring justice and solace to minorities, as done in South Africa. "I am yet to hear from the PMO'' , he said.
The commission should hear grievances of minorities who are victims of atrocities since 1992. They should get compensation and the guilty should be punished. "That is the only way to bring them into the mainstream ,'' he said.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a judicial body formed in SouthAfrica after it successfully fought apartheid. Any victim of racist atrocity could approach the RTC to seek justice or compensation . Similarly, those accused of committing atrocities could request amnesty. Gowda did not comment on this aspect of the RTC, though. Read
Monday, September 29, 2008
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