South Indian movie star and Congress leader Nagma on Monday said that Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi should have at least apologised for the 2002 Godhra riots.
‘Narendra Modi was the highest official authority at the time when riots took place in Gujarat. He should have at least apologised for the same as riots happened right under his nose,’ she said which addressing a news conference here.
Nagma was in city to seek support for her party’s candidate from Raipur lok Sabha seat Satyanarayan Sharma.The actress alleged that the Chhattisgarh Government did not provide sufficient security to State Congress leaders who were martyred in the carnage by Maoists at Jeeram valley on May 25 in Bastar last year.
Nagma also criticised BJP candidate from Durg lok Sabha seat, Saroj Pandey for defending a rape accused only because the person is a BJP Corporator. She termed the reported remarks of BJP leader from Bihar, Giriraj Singh that Narendra Modi’s critics should go to Pakistan as a ‘political gimmick’.