US Court Summons PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat Riots Case
Source: New Delhi Television
A US court has ordered Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer allegations that he failed to stop the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002, overshadowing his first trip to the United States in over a decade.
The petitioner in the case is the American Justice Center, a non-profit human rights organisation, acting on behalf of two survivors of the 2002 riots in Gujarat. Mr Modi was serving his first term as Chief Minister of his home state when the riots erupted. More than 1,000 people were killed, most of them Muslims.
The US court has given Mr Modi 21 days to respond.
The civil case before a New York court seeks compensatory and punitive damages from Mr Modi for "crimes against humanity" and extrajudicial killings under the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act. "There is evidence to support the conclusion that minister Modi committed both acts of intentional and malicious direction to authorities in India to kill and maim innocent persons of the Muslim faith," the petition said.
After years of being unwelcome in the United States, Mr Modi arrives for a five-day visit on Friday in New York, where he will speak at the United Nations before heading to Washington for talks with President Barack Obama.
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bananas
(27,509 posts)Modi faces U.S. damages case over Gujarat riots
By Andrew MacAskill
NEW DELHI Fri Sep 26, 2014 12:56pm IST
(Reuters) - A U.S. court has ordered Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer allegations that he failed to stop anti-Muslim rioting when he was chief minister of Gujarat, overshadowing his first trip to the United States as his country's leader.
The civil case before a New York court seeks compensatory and punitive damages from Modi for crimes against humanity and extrajudicial killings under the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture Victim Protection Act. Modi has 21 days to respond.
The petitioner in the case is the American Justice Center, a non-profit human rights organisation, acting on behalf of two survivors of the 2002 riots in Gujarat.
"There is evidence to support the conclusion that minister Modi committed both acts of intentional and malicious direction to authorities in India to kill and maim innocent persons of the Muslim faith," the petition said.
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bananas
(27,509 posts)New York court summons PM Narendra Modi in Gujarat riots case
Andrew MacAskill New Delhi Last Updated: September 26, 2014 | 14:06 IST
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Modi will draw perhaps the largest crowd ever by a foreign leader on US soil when he takes the stage on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York before a crowd forecast to total more than 18,000 people.
A group called the Alliance for Justice and Accountability is calling for people to picket the venue and wave black flags in protest.
Another group, the Sikhs for Justice, will convene a 'Citizen's Court' where they will indict the prime minister at a park in front of the White House when he meets the US President.
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PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)Besides having Diplomatic Immunity, he travels with Impunity. Junior bush needn't worry, fear of reciprocation will put that idea to rest.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)he has been cleared of any wrongdoing by three separate tribunals -- one even of the Supreme Court of India.
The riots in Gujarat were started when some Pakistani and a few Indian terrorist operatives locked a train carriage carrying Hindu pilgrims and set it on fire, killing hundreds who were burned alive. Modi didn't cause this.
There comes a point when people get tired of terrorist acts committed in the name of religion.
cosmicone
(11,014 posts)Why was Musharraf never arrested or charged for hundreds of terrorist acts in India that he spawned via the ISI?
bananas
(27,509 posts)On his maiden trip, Modi will focus on deepening India's energy ties with the US.
Anilesh S. Mahajan
Edition:October 12, 2014
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Meanwhile, former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal says it is most likely that the civil nuclear deal will not be on the agenda. "At current electricity prices, US reactors are unviable. The US now understands that altering the nuclear liability law is not easy. So it is out," he says.
The defence purchase plan is also likely to go on the backburner. "India is not keen on a manufacturing tie-up for javelin missiles offered by the US. Getting technology transfers from the US is tedious. India might have to look at other players like Israel, Russia, France and the UK," says a senior diplomat.
Experts say Modi might try to ensure gas supply from the US and seek aid in shale gas exploration. The PM will also try to bring in more investments in clean energy technology. India had recently done away with the anti-dumping duty on solar energy equipment to encourage the renewable energy sector. "The focus is on tapping solar and wind energy. We expect more MoUs in this vertical," says Robinder Sachdev, chief of the India chapter of the US-India Political Affairs Committee.
Bush's stupid "nukes for mangoes" deal was one of his stupidest.
It escalated the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan,
cut a deep hole in the Non-Proliferation Treaty,
and enabled India to continue it's dead-end nuclear energy program,
taking money away from renewables and other programs that would benefit the people.