Washington: While Britain has softened their approach towards Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, America continues to be a dream for the man who is held responsible for the bloody riots of 2002. A group of 25 US lawmakers have urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to continue denying visa to Modi, saying his government has not adequately pursued justice for riot victims.
“As Mr Modi continues to pursue a potential run for higher office, we believe a change in policy to his request for a visa will only embolden Modi and his government’s efforts to obstruct further investigations and the tandem prosecution that have still to be finished to bring the perpetrators to justice,” as many as 25 members of the US House of Representatives wrote in a letter to Clinton.
While the letter was written on November 29, it was released to the press on 3rd Dec. by Republican Congressman Joe Pitts and Frank Wolf on the eve of their joint press conference at the Capitol Hill with family members of the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots.