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The Economic Times/ - Politics/Nation, Qui, 10 de Maio de 2012
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Narendra Modi took all steps to control
post-Godhra riots, says SIT
AHMEDABAD: The Supreme Court-appointed SIT has
said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi took all
possible steps to control the 2002 post-Godhra riots
and questioned the motive behind filing a complaint
against him by a riot victim four years after the
communal violence.
In its report submitted to a local court on the complaint
of Zakia Jaffery, the SIT has said no charges levelled
by the widow of former Congress MP Eshan Jaffery
(killed in riots) are maintainable and also questioned
the intention behind filing such a complaint four years
after the incident.
On the allegations that Modi, in a meeting of February
27, 2002, had told top police officers to allow Hindus to
vent their anger in wake of Godhra train burning
incident, the SIT has said there is no basis for levelling
such charges.
But even if such allegations are believed for sake of
argument it does not constitute any offence, the
SC-appointed probe agency maintained.
The SIT finding is contradictory to the report of amicus
curie Raju Ramchandran, who has opined that Modi
can be prosecuted for "promoting enmity among
different groups".
Ramchandran, a Supreme Court lawyer, has based
his report on testimony of suspended IPS officer Sanjiv
Bhatt, who in an affidavit filed in the apex court, had
alleged Modi gave instructions to top police officers to
go slow on rioters.
The SIT report said "law and order review meetings
were held by Modi and all the things was done to
control the situation. It further said the Army was called
on time" to contain the communal violence.
It said "Modi was busy with steps to control the
situation, establishment of relief camps for riot victims
and also with efforts to restore peace and normalcy".
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