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India's prime minister says there's no difference of opinion over Guja
India's Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, says there's no difference of opinion among the parties in his coalition government over the sectarian riots in the western state of Gujarat.
India's parliament has been paralysed ever since it reconvened on Monday over opposition demands for a debate followed by a vote on the Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat.
However, Mr Vajpayee stressed the ruling alliance had no differences and urged the opposition to play a constructive role.
The riots were triggered by the torching of a train carrying Hindu activists by a suspected Muslim mob in Gujarat's Godhra town on February 27.
The violence has claimed more than 850 lives according to government statistics, although voluntary agencies engaged in relief and rehabilitation work in Gujarat have put the death toll at 2,000 to 3,000.
Gujarat's chief minister Narendra Modi has been indicted by the National Human Rights Commission and the Minorities Commission for failing to prevent the clashes.
20/04/2002 23:01:17 | ABC Radio Australia News
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