The Congress refused to comment on the special court's verdict on Godhra train burning case but sharpened its attack against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi holding him resposible for post-Godhra communal riots in the state which claimed over 1,200 lives.
"We do not comment upon court judgements. The judgement of the court speaks for itself. This judgement deals with the Godhra issue," party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said adding her party holds Narendra Modi responsible the post Godhra "state sponsored genocide" and "atrocities against a particular section of society".
She said that these matters are also with the Supreme Court and she believed that Modi would be "accountable to the nation" for the post-Godhra incidents.
Natarajan said the communal violence that followed the train carnage was a "blot on democracy". "In political sense, whatever the judgement with regard to Godhra incident, the communal violence that erupted in Gujarat (post the train carnage)