Nitish Kumar: Godhra tragedy was a Modi govt failure
- 5 years ago
India News: The rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) deepened on Tuesday, with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying the 2002 Godhra train tragedy, which triggered communal riots in Gujarat, had resulted from the state government's failure in maintaining law and order.
Kumar, then the Union railways minister, absolved himself of all responsibility for the death of the 58 Sabarmati Express passengers. "Only in the case of accidents, collisions and derailments can one put the blame on the railway ministry,That incident (the Godhra train burning) was a failure of the law and order, for which the state government is responsible," Kumar said.
Kumar, then the Union railways minister, absolved himself of all responsibility for the death of the 58 Sabarmati Express passengers. "Only in the case of accidents, collisions and derailments can one put the blame on the railway ministry,That incident (the Godhra train burning) was a failure of the law and order, for which the state government is responsible," Kumar said.