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US House resolution asks Gujarat to restore
religious freedom
Saturday March 03, 2012 11:58:18 AM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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Washington: To mark
the 10th anniversary of Gujarat communal riots, a Democrat
lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of
Representatives urging the state government to restore religious
freedom.
The non-binding resolution "recognising the 10th anniversary of
the tragic communal violence in Gujarat" introduced by Keith
Ellison early this week has been sent to the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Recognising the suffering of the people affected by the 2002
violence in Gujarat, including those who lost their lives in the
Godhra train fire, the resolution shares the opinion of the US
Department of State that the Gujarat government has not adequately
pursued justice for the victims of the 2002 violence.
Expressing concern over reports from journalists and human rights
groups about alleged complicity of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra
Modi in the 2002 violence, the resolution commends the US
Government for denying a visa to Modi in 2005 on the grounds of a
religious freedom violation under the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998.
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), in a statement,
welcomed the introduction of the Congressional resolution.
"Congressman Ellison's resolution is an important effort to
memorialise all those who were killed in the horrific sectarian
violence of Gujarat in 2002," said Shaheen Khateeb, IAMC
president.
Over a 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in the carnage.
(Arun Kumar can
be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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