In his report, raju ramachandran, the amicus curiae for the case, strongly disagreed with a key conclusion of the r. Feb 12, 2018 narendra modi was the chief minister of gujarat during gujarat riots. The supreme court will hear on november 19 the petition filed by zakia jafri challenging the clean chit given by the special investigating team sit to prime minister narendra modi in connection with the 2002 postgodhra riots in gujarat when he was the chief minister. I was never called by the sit to present my version of events. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was. She is the secretary of citizens for justice and peace cjp, an organisation formed to fight for justice for the victims of communal violence in the state of gujarat in 2002. Pdf the role of the media during communal riots in india. The state department invoked a us law passed in 1998 thoreign officials responsible for severe violations of religious freedom ineligible for visas. I need to paste a quote from the sit report, for those who might not have time to read through this long rebuttal. Tell us a little bit about the structure of the report.
The special sit court had on march 1, 2011, convicted 31 people and acquitted 63 in the case. Malhotra, former dig, cbi and a member of the sit, examined more than 160 witnesses and looked into a large number of. The sit report has given a clean chit to narendra modi and not the court. Modi and 57 others for alleged criminal conspiracy in the 2002 riots. Teesta setalvad born 9 february 1962 is an indian civil rights activist and journalist.
Nov, 2018 the supreme court on tuesday said that it would hear zakia jafris petition challenging the clean chit given to narendra modi who was chief minister of gujarat during the 2002 riots. This damning report, now exposed by tehelka, blows craters into the bjp propaganda that the sit had exonerated modi and vindicated his handling of the 2002 riots. Raghavan, who was heading the apexcourt appointed special investigation team sit to probe 2002 gujarat riots cases, to be relieved from. Plea against modi in 2002 riots adjourned too many times. A study of the 1984 sikh riots and the 2002 gujarat riots article pdf available. Kolkata, jan 20 ians lt general zameer uddin shah retd, whose explosive memoir the sarkari mussalman created a storm in 2018, said on sunday that the sit report that cleared then gujarat chief minister narendra modis name is a cover up of the 2002 riots in the state. Sit report on army deployment is blatant lie retired army general says 3,000 troops were kept stranded at ahmedabad airfield for more than a day.
Maya, a gynaecologist, was convicted by a special sit. The sit report contradicts everything that i have written in my memoir but let me make this very clear. Narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat riots. Archived from the original pdf on 11 september 2008. Right to free speech butchered by team modi blogger. Are there any proofs news reports, government statements. Pursuant to the aforesaid direction, shri ak malhotra, former dig, cbi, and a member of the sit, has examined more than 160 witnesses and gone through a number of. The supreme courtappointed special investigation team, headed by former cbi director r k raghavan, to probe the 2002 gujarat riots has concluded in its 541page closure report that gujarat chief minister narendra modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 postgodhra riots and questioned the motive behind filing a complaint against him by a riot victim four years after the.
The text of the report, in fact, points to exactly the opposite. Zakia filed a protest petition against clean chit given to modi by the sit. Jawahar lal nehru was responsible for partition riots, rajiv gandhi was responsible for antisikh riots of 1984, congress cm satyen. The 541page sit closure report says gujarat cm narendra modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 riots. Human rights groups and political rivals have long alleged that modi, a hindu and a dominant force in the hindu nationalist bharatiya janata party bjp, allowed or even actively encouraged the attacks.
That december, an indian court upheld the earlier sit report and rejected a petition. The true story the truth of the 2002 riots book online at best prices in india on. The socalled preliminary enquiry into the big picture of the 2002 riots stretched for over months. Kolkata, jan 20 ians lt general zameer uddin shah retd, whose explosive memoir the sarkari mussalman created a storm in 2018, said on sunday that the sit report that cleared then gujarat. Jul 30, 2016 sit falsely assumed a claim to have been made by pandya, and then used it to discredit his testimony to the cct. Hc acquits maya kodnani in naroda patiya riots case. Home india sit report a cover up of 2002 gujarat riots. Full text of amicus curiae raju ramachandrans report on the. Sit submitted its final report on modis role in 2002 gujarat riots, on 25. The lawyer representing the victims said that they would approach the supreme court against commuting of sentences. Gujarat became a dangerous place to live in, in 2002 myth 11. Gujarat riots were like the 1984 antisikh riots myth 10. Sabarmati express train at godhra railway station on 27.
Raghavan was originally formed to investigate nine major cases of riots in gujarat in 2002. The supreme court handed over all records pertaining to 2002 riots to sit on 20. Why zakia jafri challenged sits clean chit to modi in guj riots. Rahul gandhi attacks modi, says clean chit in 2002 gujarat. Apr 10, 2012 narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat riots, zakia jafri vows to continue her fight this story is from april 10, 2012 pti updated. Following the initial incident there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three weeks. Aug 05, 2015 the 2010 sit report to the sc says the gujarat government has reportedly destroyed the police wireless communication of the period pertaining to the riots. The quint revisits the pages of history to lay down the sequence of events that led to the apex courts decision on hearing zakia jafris plea against the sit report.
Timeline of the riots in modis gujarat the new york times. It was worried about the media reports of suggested inaction by the police and the highest functionaries of the state and. The incident triggered largescale communal riots in gujarat. What were the key features of sit report that gave clean. The acceptance of the flawed sit report by the lowest court has not yet been subjected to judicial scrutiny by higher courts. Ie nhrc took suo motu action on the situation in gujarat, following the recent communal riots, on 1 march 2002. The incident occurred after the s6 coach of the sabarmati express was burnt at godhra killing 59 people and triggered riots in gujarat. The sit report gave modi a clean chit in the gulberg society massacre.
Cjp is a copetitioner seeking a criminal trial of narendra modi, the then chief minister of gujarat and the current prime minister. Nov 19, 2018 2002 gujarat riots senior advocate mukul rohatgi appearing for sit said zakias plea was not maintainable and social activist teesta seetalvad cannot be the second petitioner all india press trust. Zakia jafri is the widow of congress leader ehsan jafri express photo javed raja the supreme court on monday adjourned till january third week zakia jafris petition challenging the acquittal of narendra modi, then chief minister of gujarat, and several others in the 2002 godhra riots case. Ethnic violence in gujarat in 2002 killed at least a thousand muslims. How is narendra modi associated with gujarat riots. Mindboggling facts of the 2002 gujarat riots government of. Aug 05, 2011 state additional advocate general shares crucial sit reports with sangh ideologue to help accused gujarat ips officer sanjiv r. Bhatt has alleged in an affidavit before the supreme court that probe reports on the 2002 post godhra riot cases were forwarded by a state government law officer to an rss man who used them to help riot accused chalk. The supremecourtappointed special investigation team, which submitted a closure report on the probe into the zakia jafri petition levelling serious charges against narendra modi and 62 others in connection with the 2002 communal riots, has not found any evidence of the chief minister having promoted enmity among various communities on. But all the courts rejected zakias petitions and upheld the clean chit given to narendra modi by. May 07, 2012 this allegation was made in relation to the riots which took place in the state of gujarat between february, 2002 and may, 2002 after the godhra incident on 27. The sit was to look into the matter and give its report to this honble court. Gujarat hc commutes death sentence to 11 convicts into life imprisonment godhra sabarmati express burning case.
The boycott stemmed from 2002 riots in gujarat in which hindu mobs killed at least 1,000 people, most of them muslims. Sep 26, 2011 to begin with, it was an sit probe initiated by the supreme court in april 2009 into zakia jafris complaint against modi and 61 others. We are very happy and thankful to everyone that today i have the report based on my mothers complaint. The specific allegation and evidence pointing to mr modis responsibility in the 2002 riots are yet to be adequately probed. With comprehensively documented arguments, this is like an encyclopedia on the 2002 riots, reveals everything you need to know about the gujarat violence. I had submitted a detailed report in 2002 itself, shah, a decorated army veteran who was sent to gujarat to quell the 2002 riots, said during a panel discussion on his book. The sit in february 2012 filed a closure report giving clean chit to modi and 63 others, which included senior officials in the government, citing no concrete evidence was found. Mindboggling facts of the 2002 gujarat riots free download as pdf file. Narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat. The sit submitted a preliminary report in may 2010.
That was in march 2002 when he faced officials of the supreme. Then the author focuses on the work done by the special investigation team sit appointed by the supreme court to probe the 2002 riots and cites. The antimuslim pogrom in gujarat, 2002 general guide to. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was a threeday period of intercommunal violence in the western indian state of gujarat. The role of the media during communal riots in india. Top court defers zakia jafris plea hearing in gujarat riots. The sit closure report has also faulted the supreme courtappointed.
We dont know whether amicus curiae raju ramachandrans report has been submitted or not, said tanvir zafri. Foreword by alan rusbridger, editorinchief, the guardian, and professor judith rees, director, london school of economics reading the riots. Narendra modi took all steps to control postgodhra riots. Raghavan submitted his comments to the report for perusal of the supreme court on 14 may 2010 24 further investigation report was filed in. Haren pandya had misled the concerned citizens forum that he was present in the meeting called by the chief minister at his residence on the night of 27022002 with a view to increase his. Full text of amicus curiae raju ramachandrans report on. Within this tumultuous political situation, the nationallevel bjp launched a. The gujarat high court on friday acquitted former state bjp minister mayaben kodnani, a key accused in the 2002 naroda patiya riots case.
In february 2012, the sit probing the 2002 violence filed its final report before a local court. It adds, no records, documentations or minutes of the crucial law and order meetings held by the government during the riots had been kept. Mindboggling facts of the 2002 gujarat riots government. The state has failed to maintain law and order, so has the railways, the high court said, while ordering the state and the railways to pay a compensation of rs 10. Interim report the interim report by amicus curiae raju ramachandran placed before the supreme court, january 20, 2011. Following the initial riot incidents, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. Sc to hear zakia jafris plea against sit clean chit to narendra modi on november 19. Gw bush admin banned modi over the deadly 2002 gujarat riots. Tehelka magazine claims to have dug up the 600page godhra sit report, including modis deposition, to assert that the sit report reveals a shameful coverup on 3 december 2010, a leading. The report concluded that no one entity was entirely to blame for the events following the.
It also gives a special chapter on the findings of the supreme courtappointed special investigation team. Sit closure report volume 1 page 1 to 100 citizens for justice. Hc acquits maya kodnani in naroda patiya riots case deccan. The sit report is the final proof that narendra modi cannot be held responsible at a personal level of either abetting the riots or negligence in containing them.