London: Amnesty International on October 18 demanded possible prosecution of Ashok Singhal, the international working president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), for what it said his "repeated inflammatory statements" about violence against Muslims in Gujarat.

"Investigations to establish Singhal's responsibilities in relation to the reported statements should be initiated as a matter of urgency and appropriate action, including possible prosecution, should be taken accordingly," the global Human Rights body said in a statement on October 18.

Amnesty said it was alarmed at repeated inflammatory statements of Singhal about the violence against the Muslims in Gujarat.

"The organisation fears for the safety of many thousands of vulnerable people, should further violence be incited by the repeated statements," it said.

Amnesty said it wrote to the relevant Indian authorities on September 16, drawing attention to Singhal's statement of September 3, but has not been notified of any investigation initiated since then.

PTI