Ahmedabad, March 7 :    Ahmedabad, March 7:  V.P. Singh and I.K. Gujral today expressed shock and anguish at the orgy of violence that shook Gujarat and questioned the state government's role in stemming the post-Godhra riots. Citing his own example, Singh urged chief minister Narendra Modi to own moral responsibility for the riots and signalled that he should step down. He said that when he was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, he resigned after dacoits killed some people. There is something called 'constructive responsibility. I felt I was holding office, so I was morally responsible. I demitted office'', Singh said. The toll crossed 600 as 41 more bodies were pulled out from under debris and a woman was stabbed to death here today. As the state's commercial capital limped backed to normality, the government focussed on relief for an estimated 56,000 homeless people. The former Prime Ministers and noted Gandhian Nirmala Deshpande today toured Ahmedabad and met the riot victims. 'Our sympathies and hearts go out to the bereaved family members and all those who suffered'' because of the alleged 'government indifference' and 'non-cooperation' by the police force, they said. 'Everywhere we went - civil hospital, relief camps and colonies destroyed in the violence - we saw terrible sights. The victims have made serious complaints,' Gujral told reporters. The administration claims to have made arrangements for the victims, but 'our on-the-spot study in some of the relief camps does not bear this fact'. Gujral said people at the relief camp in Aman Chawk said they have not received essential supplies. Many have alleged that the police did not stop rioters from converting mosques into temples. 'It is shocking and a matter of great concern,' he said. Singh and Gujral also held meetings with local NGOs and social workers involved in rehabilitation, describing them as the real 'ray of hope' in the violence-torn state. Singh slammed the state government for its discriminatory attitude, reflected, he said, in the way it handled the situation and the unequal compensation announced for the Godhra victims and those killed in the reprisal riots. Modi today said a higher compensation of Rs 2 lakh was given to the Godhra victims' relatives as it was a terrorist incident. 'There is a difference between terrorist attacks and communal violence, and the attack on the Sabarmati Express on February 27 fell in the category of terrorist attack.' Singh maintained that the need of the hour was to restore peace and confidence among the people, which, he said, could be done only by severely punishing those guilty of the inhuman acts. The government should firmly deal with the culprits. And if there were lapses on the part of the government machinery, action should be taken against the erring officials. Slamming the 'merchants of hatred', Singh said Gujarat has already suffered huge financial losses and the army had to be called from the borders because of this hatred.