Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court Hearing

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23 Nov 2021 11:10 AM IST

  • Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafris Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi- LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court Hearing

    Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.On November 17, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, contended that...

    Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.

    A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.

    On November 17, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, contended that the crucial aspects of the tragic incident were not investigated by the SIT appointed by the Supreme Court. He emphasised that the evidence required to establish the elements of a larger conspiracy had been overlooked by the investigating agency. Evidence was not collected and those collected were not analysed, which Mr. Sibal noted would lead to the inference that something was hidden or protected by SIT.

    Arms gathering and bomb manufacturing across Gujarat was not investigated according to Sibal. The secret meeting of the political organisations on the night of 27.02.2002, the day before the dead bodies in the Godhra tragedy reached Ahmedabad, was also overlooked by SIT, argued Kapil Sibal. The police inaction and coercive action of the PPs were also not adequately investigated, said Kapil Sibal on the last occasion.

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    • 23 Nov 2021 11:21 AM IST

      Sibal: All this was corroborated by NHRC, Citizen’s Tribunal, Women’s Parliamentary Committee, and no members questioned. In the criminal offence first thing you do is take statement of victim.

      Sibal: No statement was taken. Why were the victim’s statements not taken? Will you call you negligence, will you call it oversight or will you call it turning a blind eye.

    • 23 Nov 2021 11:20 AM IST

      Sibal: Kindly have a look at Page A. I have time and again demonstrated about police inaction, complicity and failure of public servants, admission of police inaction in Tehalka - that is all part of the heading. Mob mobilisation in Solah Civil Hospital, no investigation.

      Sibal: Non-action by Fire investigation. Only 2 preventive arrests that too from Muslim community, violence because of bandh because no action taken. Come to page I - delay in deployment of army, no investigation

    • 23 Nov 2021 11:20 AM IST

      Siba: I might just clarify that in these proceedings since I have made my submissions I want to preface by saying that I am dealing with undisputed facts. I am only dealing with undisputed documents and statements.

      Sibal: Second, where ever there is dispute in facts unless there is requirement for investigation I shall not enter into that. Therefore, there are two limbs of my arguments.


    • 23 Nov 2021 11:12 AM IST

      Bench Assembled 

      Kapil SIbal resumes his arguments

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