SIT on Gujarat riots sticks to its stand: No evidence against Modi
By PTI - AHMEDABAD 26th April 2013 12:32 AM
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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. (File photo: PTI)
The lawyer of the Supreme Court-appointed SIT, which has given a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2002 post-Godhra riots case after investigating complaint filed by Zakia Jafri, today said that "Modi has never said that go and kill people".
Opposing the protest petition filed by Jafri against SIT's closure report, its lawyer R S Jamuar said, "(social activist) Teesta Setalvad and others have falsified the complaint targeting Chief Minister who had never said that go and kill people."
During the second day of arguments, SIT lawyer targeted Setalvad, who has taken up the cause of riot victims, and who is helping Zakia, whose husband, Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, was killed in the riots.
Dubbing Setalvad as the sole "writer" of "fictitious" complaint against Modi and others, advocate Jamuar said: "The so-called incident of CM giving instructions to high-level police officers not to take action against the rioters is a sole creation of Teesta Setalvad. There is no evidence."
Zakia's petition demands filing of chargesheet against Modi and 58 others who she had named in her complaint filed before the Supreme Court. She has also sought further investigations by an independent agency other than SIT.
"On Teesta's instruction a citizens' tribunal was formed under the leadership of Justice (retired) V R Krishna Iyyer... after collecting evidence (it) published a report in which it was claimed that Modi has, in a meeting at his residence on February 27, 2002, gave so-called instructions," said Jamuar.
"When SIT member A K Malhotra examined the members of tribunal, they said the then state minister Haren Pandya told them. But they never had any evidence, no recording of testimony, nothing and still they came up with such conclusion," Jamuar said.
"As per the tribunal's report... in that meeting apart from CM three ministers were also present, whereas Zakai's own witness, (suspended IPS officer) Sanjiv Bhatt, later claimed that except Modi no politician was present," the SIT lawyer argued.
"How can they implicate Narendra Modi? Did CM say go on a rampage, go on a carnage, kill people? Tribunal's report is one of the ugliest inquiry report I have ever seen."
Advocate Jamuar also contended that Zakia's complaint alleges larger conspiracy hatched by Modi, "but Modi came to Gujarat in 2001 and this all happened within almost three months after he became Chief Minister. How can he hatch a larger conspiracy within that short time?"
"Complaint takes objections to CM's statement terming Godhra incidence as a conspiracy hatched by ISI during his visit to Godhra on February 27, 2002. But what's wrong in it?" he asked.
"Whenever there is such an incident, politicians of our country tend to blame it as ISI conspiracy. There is nothing wrong in it. Every time, every politician does that," Jamuar argued.
The SIT lawyer also said that Zakia had herself admitted during her deposition before the court in the Gulburg Society massacre trial that she and other witnesses were telling whatever Teesta Setalvad and (former IPS officer) R B Sreekumar asked them to.
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Comments(4)
Why Supreme Court of India is not prosecuting Tetsa Setalvad who has misguided SC and also tried to create wrong witness by bribing and forcing some muslims who have already made statements many times. Why SC is taking soft approach against this anti-national and fake NGO.
Posted by AMP at 04/26/2013 02:26 Reply to this Report abuse
Theesta Stelvad is a fundamentalist Christian funded by Sonia and the Christian Church. Only in a HIindu country that claims to be secular because of it's Hindu uniqueness, people like Theesta are misusing the democracy and the largeness of the Indian Hindu people. If this was any other country Theesta would have been put on trial and particularly in Islamic country she would have been stoned. In Christian countries she would have been called a witch or a terrorist and for falsifying data against an elected representative. Time has come for Judiciary to cut this crap once for all and put Theesta in jail and all others who are trying to find that magical needle which does not exist in a haystack. Lets be honest. Did Rajiv Gandhi say "go and kill Sikhs"? Did Chiddu say, "Go and Kill Hindus in Assam?" Did Farooq Abdullah or his father say, "go and kill Pundits in J&K?" So will it be ok if we file a complaint against Sonia Gandhey for being wife of Rajive the butcher of Sikhs?
Posted by Shiva Prasad at 04/26/2013 02:36 Reply to this Report abuse
The whole aim is to attack NaMo and destroy him poloitically under direct supervision of Congress. It is not done with a view to getting so called justice for the riot victims,but pure personal vendetta! I hope atleast in this issue, justice prevails.
Posted by neelu at 04/26/2013 02:40 Reply to this Report abuse
The dgp Mr sreekumar mentioned in the article in the last para is a 100% marxist person from kerala , he is the main conspirator , after the incident he is extensively used by congress channels to polarise and communalise the riotes for 12 years in various channels ,he has provided a lawyer by communist leaders in kerala , even today he appeared in malayala manorama channel popular and owned by christians and reiterated about jafry case and lying about the whole incident live on channel , , this conspirators are eying large muslim votes in kerala who vote as a block always along with xtians in kerala , 60% hindu population in kerala are devided and ruled by muslims and christians have 5 ministers each in the 12 members assembly , and 2 idiotic hindus who are crappy seculars are singing to their tunes , But we just believe that satyameva jayathe !!!!!!!
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