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K P S Gill praises Modi, says he can't be blamed for Gujarat riots

New Delhi: Former IPS officer K P S Gill, who has served as security adviser to Modi in 2002, has stated that the BJP leader cannot be blamed for Gujarat riots as law and order

India TV News Desk India TV News Desk Updated on: November 01, 2013 17:41 IST


“I found the police force unequal to the challenge; majority of the policemen themselves had become communal in their duty as they were enraged with the killings of so many kar sevaks (fellow Hindus) at the hands of Muslims in Godhra,” .




“Similar was the condition of the civil administration. Since Mr Modi had become the CM only a few months back, the administration and the police force were not in his proper grip and it takes time to develop such a grip... I found that in the previous two months Mr Modi had made all efforts to stop riots, he had called in the Army with swiftness, he sought forces from the neighbouring states and the Centre.”

Gill says “The so called dharm-nirapeksh (secular) parties were taking advantage of the fact that Mr Modi follows the principles of Hindutva.
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