A day after the Supreme Court rejected Zakia Jafri’s plea difficult Special Investigation Team’s clear chit to Narendra Modi in reference to the 2002 Gujarat riots case, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday stated that since 19 years, PM Modi has suffered silently identical to “Lord Shiva swallowed poison and held it in his throat.”
While speaking to information company ANI, Shah stated, “Only a strong-willed person could’ve taken stand to not say anything as the case was sub-judice,” including that Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat, at all times believed within the legislation.
“I am happy that Modiji has set an example that no matter the allegation, he always believed in the law and upheld the Constitution,” Shah additional instructed ANI.
Shah stated that there’s little or no that may be accomplished to those who nonetheless blame PM Modi for the Gujarat riots even after a number of courts, together with the excessive court docket and the apex court docket, have given an identical judgement over time. Shah additional demanded an apology from those that have levelled “politically motivated” expenses towards Modi, whereas talking in an interview with ANI
“NGOs constantly sought more dates in the case so that the blame on Modiji continues… The NGOs working with Zakia, and political parties funding these NGOs, and media groups supporting these NGOs, wanted political gain,” he stated.
Attacking the present ‘satyagraha’ protests by Congress leaders towards Rahul Gandhi’s Enforcement Directorate deposition, Shah stated that BJP by no means resorted to any “dharna or drama” when Modi was questioned by the SIT. “This is not the first clean chit given to Modiji, he did not do any drama to appear before the SIT. We believed in the procedure of law, and Modiji agreed to cooperate,” stated Shah.
When requested in regards to the delay of the arrival of the military in the course of the riots again in 2002, Shah stated, “As far as the Gujarat government is concerned, we were not late. The day Gujarat bandh call was given, we called in the Army that afternoon itself. The Army takes some time to reach…There wasn’t even a day’s delay. Court appreciated it too.”
While dismissing Zafri’s plea on Friday, the highest court docket dominated that “the appeal was devoid of merits.” The plea earlier than the SC was filed by Zakia Zafri, the spouse of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was hacked to demise in the course of the Gujarat riots after agitators barged into the Gulbarg society.
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