sanjiv BhattSUMMARY
Bhatt had written several letters to the Nanavati Commission as well as state government, asking for the documents pertaining to the 2002 riots. After the state government’s refusal, Bhatt and the PUCL had approached the Gujarat
High Court through a PIL, seeking the 42 types of documents. The court had directed the government to do so.
Last year, Bhatt filed a civil application in the court, stating that nine documents were not given to him. The state had argued that these documents were classified and could not be shared and also that some other documents had gone missing. The court directed the state government to let Bhatt inspect these documents.
Bhatt had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister, alleging that Modi told senior officers to “let Hindus vent out their anger”, following the Godhra train burning that led to communal riots in the state.
Bhatt had also claimed that he was present in the meeting in which Modi allegedly ordered the officials. However, Bhatt’s claim has been trashed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the riots.
In the case of Zakia Jafri, who has alleged Modi of being involved in the riots conspiracy, the SIT didn’t rely on the statement of Bhatt, and gave clean chit to Modi.
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