India has made it very clear that
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in the US on a five-day visit, was
"ring fenced" and there was no question of anyone serving any summons
on him and that an action in the matter was being taken.
This strong reaction came a day
after a federal US court issued summons against Modi on his alleged role in
2002 communal violence in Gujarat when he was the state chief minister.
Even the White House downplayed the
issue, with its Press Secretary Josh Earnest saying that it (lawsuit) was not
going to have any impact on Prime Minister Modi's very important visit and
added that sitting heads of government also enjoy personal inviolability while
in the US, which means they cannot be personally handed or delivered papers to
begin the process of a lawsuit, agencies reported.
Asked about the summons, External
Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, "Indian representative
is ring fenced. There is no question of anyone serving any summons on India's
sovereign representative. Let's make it very clear, there will be no such
issues. The State Department has also clarified today."
He said the government will handle
the process in accordance with the procedure and an action was underway on
that.
The summons against Modi were issued
by US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York following a lawsuit
filed by the New York-based American Justice Center (AJC), a non-profit human
rights organisation, along with two "unnamed" survivors of the 2002
Gujarat violence.
Earlier, the spokesperson had termed
the case as "frivolous and malicious attempt to distract attention from
the visit of the Prime Minister to the United States General Assembly and a
bilateral summit with the president of the United States'.
"The India-American community
in the US is also eagerly looking forward to the Prime Minister's visit and has
prepared a rousing reception for him.
"The allegations in the case
are baseless and similar to other such allegations made in the past against the
Prime Minister. A Supreme Court of India-monitored investigation has
comprehensively examined and dismissed these allegations as baseless," he
said.
"It is unfortunate that vested
interests are raking up the matter only to vitiate the atmosphere during the
visit.
Appropriate steps are being taken to
address the matter," he said. More Information Please visit this site www.bigprofitbuzz.com
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