I can't praise a CM accused of post-Godhra riots: Sheila
PTI | 10:01 PM,Jan 31,2012New Delhi, Jan 31 (PTI) As her remarks praising Narendra Modi created a flutter, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit today clarified she cannot laud a Chief Minister "accused" of post-Godhra communal riots. "I cannot possibly be praising a leader or a Chief Minister who has been accused by people of his involvement in Godhara riots which killed many many innocent people. The Godhara incident was communalisation. How can we Congress people even think of praising such a person"? Dikshit told PTI. Soon after the controversial statement made by the Delhi Chief Minister at a function created a flutter, her office also issued a statement saying she did not praise any chief minister but said only the governments which delivered have been returned to power. Addressing a function, Dikshit had earlier said "I am not talking about party. There is no two opinion that development is taking place in Gujarat and (because of that) government gets re-elected. Why governments get re-elected? Why they come again and again? Because they ensure development". (more) PTI MPB AMR
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