05-16-2005, 04:18 AM
Nice spin.. You only get two choices. You can either criticise Modi (and hence the riots are engineered) or you can think that the riots were spontaneous. What morons !!
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=298086
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gujarat riots neither engineered nor a blot: Bhandari
BY K G SURESH NEW DELHI, MAY 14 (PTI)
Former Gujarat Governor Sunder Singh Bhandari, who had created a political flutter by criticising Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leadership for failure to control the post-Godhra violence, today spoke in contradictory terms saying on the one hand that the riots were "neither engineered nor a blot" but at the same time suggested an inquiry into the events. He said the riots were a "spontaneous reaction" to the Godhra train incident in which 58 'Ram Sewaks' were killed and the "delay" in the administration's response was a "question of judgement" as "it was not deliberate". The 84-year-old BJP veteran, who was Governor during the riots, told PTI that the first day's "reaction could be understood as most of the corpses (of Godhra) were passing through Ahmedabad and there was a provocation". Asked about his demand for a "thorough" probe, he said,"it should be found out where the lacunae was. Whether the Administration was unprepared or there was lack of information or whether there was a time gap and whether pre-emptive steps could be taken". Seeking to defend the Chief Minister, he said, "Modi was in the midst of the whole thing, controlling the situation. The delay was a question of judgement. There was nothing deliberate. Even the delay could have been forethought. Without any evidence you cannot blame it on somebody. Only after an inquiry can it be said. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=298086
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Gujarat riots neither engineered nor a blot: Bhandari
BY K G SURESH NEW DELHI, MAY 14 (PTI)
Former Gujarat Governor Sunder Singh Bhandari, who had created a political flutter by criticising Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leadership for failure to control the post-Godhra violence, today spoke in contradictory terms saying on the one hand that the riots were "neither engineered nor a blot" but at the same time suggested an inquiry into the events. He said the riots were a "spontaneous reaction" to the Godhra train incident in which 58 'Ram Sewaks' were killed and the "delay" in the administration's response was a "question of judgement" as "it was not deliberate". The 84-year-old BJP veteran, who was Governor during the riots, told PTI that the first day's "reaction could be understood as most of the corpses (of Godhra) were passing through Ahmedabad and there was a provocation". Asked about his demand for a "thorough" probe, he said,"it should be found out where the lacunae was. Whether the Administration was unprepared or there was lack of information or whether there was a time gap and whether pre-emptive steps could be taken". Seeking to defend the Chief Minister, he said, "Modi was in the midst of the whole thing, controlling the situation. The delay was a question of judgement. There was nothing deliberate. Even the delay could have been forethought. Without any evidence you cannot blame it on somebody. Only after an inquiry can it be said. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->