Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 23: Indian Union Muslim League General Secretary E Ahmed, MP, today asked Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to restrain Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from "creating communal hatred" through "anti-minority speeches" during his "gaurav yatra," if necessary by invoking penal provisions.
"Modi should be stopped from indulging in anti-minority campaign. If necessary, the provisions in the Indian Penal Code meant to check spread of communal hatred should be invoked," Ahmed told reporters here.
"Vajpayee has time and again assured the people of the country and the international community that violence like in Gujarat will not happen again. His reluctance to restrain Modi even after the tapes of his speeches becoming public ran contrary to this assurance," the league leader said.
"Vajpayee, who eloquently condemned torture of minorities while touring abroad, is hesitant to deplore the atrocities on Muslims in Gujarat. This is a matter of grave concern," he added.
Reiterating the demand for the dismissal of the Modi government, the league leader said all secular forces should forge hand against the BJP in the state.


Ahmed said he did not see anything wrong in a former RSS leader like Shankar Sinh Waghela leading the Congress in Gujarat since he had abandoned the Sangh ideology.

Bureau Report