Sonia Gandhi Recalls Harrowing 2002 Gujarat Riots Memory
· India · NDTV
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has shared her most harrowing memory of the 2002 Gujarat riots in a recent interview. She described witnessing the aftermath of the violence during a visit to relief camps in Ahmedabad. Gandhi said she met women who had lost entire families and children who had been orphaned by the communal violence. The riots, which followed the Godhra train burning, left over 1,000 people dead according to official figures. Gandhi's account adds a personal perspective to one of India's most controversial episodes of communal violence. The Congress party has frequently cited the riots in criticizing then-Chief Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the crisis.
Why it matters
The testimony from a senior opposition leader keeps the 2002 Gujarat riots in contemporary political discourse and reinforces Congress's narrative on accountability for the violence.
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