The CPI(M) on Saturday demanded immediate investigation of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 post-Godhra riots and his prosecution following accusations by a senior state police officer.
In a statement issued here, the party said that the affidavit filed by officer Sanjeev Bhatt, alleging that Mr Modi had “instructed senior police officials in a meeting not to act to protect Muslims from violence”, “confirms the culpability of the chief minister in the pogroms”.
“There should be no further delay in the investigations into the role of Narendra Modi and initiating steps to prosecute him,” the CPI(M) politburo said.
It said Mr Bhatt’s affidavit filed in the Supreme Court has “provided direct evidence of the role of the Gujarat chief minister in the 2002 pogroms against the minority community”.