Modi a person of great prominence, want to know his views, says EU
18 Jan 2014 5:06 AM IST
The European Union on Friday termed Narendra Modi as a ‘person of great prominence’ on India’s political landscape and said it respects the judicial verdict that has given clean chit to the Gujarat chief minister for 2002 riots, on which there were ‘enormous’ concerns around the world.
EU Ambassador to India Joao Cravinho said the views of the 28-member bloc on the Gujarat riots have been based on India's judicial and political process and it engages with Modi like with any other leader.
‘He is a person of great prominence in the political scene. So, of course, we are interested in knowing his views, seeing what plans he has if he comes to power,’ Cravinho said.
‘Our position is to respect what the judicial and political processes are. We have no issue whatsoever with the competence and capacity of the Indian judicial system,’ he said.
A magistrate’s court last month had upheld a clean chit given to Modi by a Supreme Court-appointed probe panel in the massacre of 68 people in Gulberg Housing Society during the riots.
The ambassador said the EU was following the ‘political developments’ in India in a ‘non-active manner’ and that it has been engaged with all important ‘political actors’, including Modi.
EU Ambassador to India Joao Cravinho said the views of the 28-member bloc on the Gujarat riots have been based on India's judicial and political process and it engages with Modi like with any other leader.
‘He is a person of great prominence in the political scene. So, of course, we are interested in knowing his views, seeing what plans he has if he comes to power,’ Cravinho said.
‘Our position is to respect what the judicial and political processes are. We have no issue whatsoever with the competence and capacity of the Indian judicial system,’ he said.
A magistrate’s court last month had upheld a clean chit given to Modi by a Supreme Court-appointed probe panel in the massacre of 68 people in Gulberg Housing Society during the riots.
The ambassador said the EU was following the ‘political developments’ in India in a ‘non-active manner’ and that it has been engaged with all important ‘political actors’, including Modi.
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