Reacting to Chief Minister Narendra Modis visit to Bihar to visit the family members of those killed during the serial blasts at BJPs Hunkar rally in Patna,Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Arjun Modhwadia accused Modi of showing false sympathy with the victims. Modhwadia,who had of late taken an aggressive stand against Modi,said in a statement on Saturday that if Modi had really any compassion for the victims of terror,it should be shown in Gujarat as well. The Congress leader pointed out that when former BJP minister Haren Pandya was shot dead in Ahmedabad in 2003,Modi was the only BJP leader conspicuous by his absence at Pandyas condolence meet. BJP leaders and workers from all over the state,as well from other parts of the country and BJP sympathisers from across the world had rushed to Pandyas house to express sympathy with his family. But Modi was the only one who did not visit Pandyas widow and other family members, Modhwadia alleged. He further alleged that to ensure that BJP MLAs couldnt attend Pandays condolence meeting,Modi convened a meeting of BJP legislature party to coincide with the time of the condolence meting. Where was his fellow feeling,sympathy and compassion at that time? Had it disappeared from his heart? Modhwadia questioned. The Congress leader asked why Modi didnt visit families of the 38 victims of the Akshardham temple terror attack. Why did you not go to meet the families of those killed due to collapse of several buildings built by Vadodara Urban Development Authority, he said. Modhwadia said that Modi attended a function near the site of the VUDA complex just two days after the collapse of the buildings. Yet he did not consider it his duty to go and show his sympathy with the families of the victims. He went on to mention that Modi had not visited the family members of the victims of serial bomb blasts at Civil Hospital and Kalupr railway station in 2008. Tell people if you visited any of the family members of July 2008 blast victims?, Modhwadia challenged Modi. Lata would change her view on Modi after knowing reality,says Congress Maharashtra Congress on Saturday said that legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar would reconsider her endorsement of Narendra Modi for the prime ministers post after knowing the reality. On Friday,at a function in Pune where BJPs prime ministerial candidate Modi inaugurated a hospital named after Latas late father Deenanath Mangeshkar,the singer said she wanted to see him become the PM. PTI
