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2002 riots: Major relief to Modi
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 06:15
Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (IBNS): In a major relief to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Gujarat government and Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by an NGO to make chief minister Narendra Modi depose before the Nanavati Commission probing the 2002 riots.
The petitioner, an NGO called Jan Sangharsh Manch, had wanted Modi to appear before the commission in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots victims.
The court said it is the discretion of the Commission to summon Modi or not.
It said that that it is not necessary to summon or even cross examine Modi in connection with the case.
The decision on the petition filed by the NGO was passed a division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sonia Gokani on Wednesday.
The lawyer of the petitioning NGO, which represents the riot victims, said they would move the Supreme Court.
Earlier, the victims of the riot and NGOs had approached the Gujarat High Court to seek Modi’s deposition before the riots inquiry commission.
It approached the High Court after the Gujarat government appointed Nanavati Mehta Commission had rejected an application by Jan Sangharsh Manch that tried to seeking Modi's deposition and cross examination before the commission.
Reacting to the decision, BJP leader Devang Nanavati said: “It is a satisfying moment for BJP, Gujarat government and Modi.”
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman said: “It is clear on this account that the Chief Minister has been individually targeted.”
In September last year Modi had got a big relief when the Supreme Court directed a trial court to decide if Narendra Modi can be probed in the riots cases of 2002.
The Supreme Court asked the trial court to examine the report of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) on the riots, after hearing a complaint by Zakia Jafri, wife of former Congress lawmaker Ehsaan Jafri who was killed during the post-Godhra riots.
Jafri was killed by the rioters who had attacked the Gulbarg Society in Feb 2002.
According to the complaint by Zakia Jafri, Modi and 62 others were behind plotting the riots.
The infamous Gujarat riots of 2002 left hundreds of Muslims dead, injured and tortured and came as a blot in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule in the state.
The riots followed an incident of train burning in Godhra in which Hindus returning from Ayodhya were killed by a Muslim mob.
Around 1,000 supporters of prime accused Maulvi Umarjihad attacked the coach at the Godhra station and torched it killing 59 people and injuring many.
The petitioner, an NGO called Jan Sangharsh Manch, had wanted Modi to appear before the commission in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots victims.
The court said it is the discretion of the Commission to summon Modi or not.
It said that that it is not necessary to summon or even cross examine Modi in connection with the case.
The decision on the petition filed by the NGO was passed a division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice Akil Kureshi and Justice Sonia Gokani on Wednesday.
The lawyer of the petitioning NGO, which represents the riot victims, said they would move the Supreme Court.
Earlier, the victims of the riot and NGOs had approached the Gujarat High Court to seek Modi’s deposition before the riots inquiry commission.
It approached the High Court after the Gujarat government appointed Nanavati Mehta Commission had rejected an application by Jan Sangharsh Manch that tried to seeking Modi's deposition and cross examination before the commission.
Reacting to the decision, BJP leader Devang Nanavati said: “It is a satisfying moment for BJP, Gujarat government and Modi.”
BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitaraman said: “It is clear on this account that the Chief Minister has been individually targeted.”
In September last year Modi had got a big relief when the Supreme Court directed a trial court to decide if Narendra Modi can be probed in the riots cases of 2002.
The Supreme Court asked the trial court to examine the report of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) on the riots, after hearing a complaint by Zakia Jafri, wife of former Congress lawmaker Ehsaan Jafri who was killed during the post-Godhra riots.
Jafri was killed by the rioters who had attacked the Gulbarg Society in Feb 2002.
According to the complaint by Zakia Jafri, Modi and 62 others were behind plotting the riots.
The infamous Gujarat riots of 2002 left hundreds of Muslims dead, injured and tortured and came as a blot in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rule in the state.
The riots followed an incident of train burning in Godhra in which Hindus returning from Ayodhya were killed by a Muslim mob.
Around 1,000 supporters of prime accused Maulvi Umarjihad attacked the coach at the Godhra station and torched it killing 59 people and injuring many.
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