No Modi apology on 2002 riots: Jaitley
March 31, 2014  17:19
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley today ruled out an apology from Narendra Modi on the 2002 riots, saying he does not have to do it to satisfy a "fake campaign" against him. 

"Those asking for an apology wanted the apology to be an act of confession. If he has actually committed a mistake why apologise, he should have been prosecuted and punished for it. We can squabble over the kind of expressions one wants to use... to satisfy a fake campaign he does not have to apologise," Jaitley said in an interaction with foreign journalists in Delhi.

Perceived as a close confidante of the BJP's PM candidate, he said Modi is certainly "concerned" about the violence and about putting in a system in place so the riots are not repeated.

The Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha said all Gujaratis, including Muslims have prospered, under Modi's rule and these voices demanding an apology are not coming from within the state. "These are coming from these campaigns," he said.
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