Indian courts clean chit verdict to Narendra Modi

Note- Sri Lankas mainstream media, under the influence of Sinhala extremists and perhaps, Israeli influence, do not publish these articles. Therefore kindly circulate this article amongst all for ider circulation. !y Latheef "arook-30 Dec 2013 Indian #ourt$s %erdict Shatters &uslims hope for 'ustice from 'udiciary Indian 'udiciary is fast collapsing in the face of rising (SS )indut*a hich deri*es its inspirations from )itler, &ussolini and no functions in close collaboration ith +ionist ,e s ho turned &iddle -ast into a killing field. Indications are that Indian &uslim can no longer turn to 'udiciary for 'ustice under rising *iolent anti &uslim )indut*a forces. This is hat one could conclude at the .hmadabad magistrate courts shocking, shameful and frightening *erdict on Thursday /0 1ecember /234 stating that there no e*idence to prosecute 5u'arat #hief &inister Narendra &odi in a case relating to the anti &uslim pogrom in /22/. The *erdict has gi*en a clean chit to Narendra &odi and 67 others. It is a political than a 'udicial *erdict as an ad*erse court *erdict could expose &odi of his role in the genocide of &uslims and seriously affect !,8s massi*e and aggressi*e $&odi-for-8&$ campaign and its chances of ousting #ongress at the #entre in /239 polls. #ommenting on the *erdict acti*ist &allika Sarabhai said that it as :silly to ha*e expected anything else but a clean chit for Narendra &odi from a 5u'arat court. The courts may not find e*idence, but let Narendra &odi ask his conscience.: She said she has :great optimism in India$s good 'udges: and is hence :not gi*ing up this long battle.: The *erdict sent shock a*es among Indias beleaguered and often brutali;ed &uslim community.

The <uestion is ho carnage of such huge proportion could happen ithout the kno ledge of Narendra &odi ho as #hief &inister of 5u'arat especially hen the entire state machinery, under &odis control, as fully utili;ed to execute this barbarity hich no normal human being could perpetrate. Thousands of &uslims ere massacred , some of them electrocuted hile others being chopped , children together ith their family members ere roasted in burning fire, &uslim o ned residential, commercial, industrial properties ere set abla;e, thousands of &uslim omen ere raped and in one of the most inhuman atrocities &uslim girls pri*ate parts ere mutilated ith s ords supplied by &odis &inister &ayaben =odnani, those dri*en out still languish in refugee camps in appalling condition hile their properties being grabbed. The list of crime continues. Though all fingers pointed at Narendra &odi, he as ne*er tried. Instead, indicating Indias fast declining moral *alues under rising (SS led )indu fascism, &odi is the prime ministerial candidate supported by the )indu corporate conglomerates hich flourished under him, and !rahmin controlled media and external forces such as +ionist ,e s besides financial support from Indian expatriates from oil rich 5ulf countries and the est. Narendra &odi, (SS front !,8s prime ministerial candidate, is an insult to this ancient country here peaceful )induism of %edas flourished. &ore than 362 million &uslims li*e in fear today at the thought of &odi becoming prime minister in *ie of his crime records. The <uestion is ho come India could not find a decent crime free person to contest the prime ministerial elections. +akia ,affrey, ife of the former #ongress &8, -hsan ,afffrey ho filed the case, broke do n in the court as she narrated ho her husband as dragged by the mob, stripped and chopped off his limbs before burning him ali*e. She described the horror she and other members of the society under ent hen they ere under attack by the mob of more than 4,222 on "ebruary /7, /22/, the *ery next day of train burning at 5odhra. :>e are not satisfied ith the order and ill file an appeal in a month,: said +akia$s counsel, adding, there as enough e*idence to prosecute the Narendra &odi

in a larger conspiracy case. The ad*ocate claimed they had produced enough e*idence to pro*e that chief minister Narendra &odi as in*ol*ed. -xplaining the carnage +akia stated that ?on the day of the massacre, hearing the mob, many of the residents took refuge in the home of former #ongress &8 -hsan ,afri, also a resident. !y noon, the mob turned *iolent, breached the boundary all and set fire to the houses .!y e*ening, 0@ people, including former #ongress &8 -hsan ,afrey ere charred to death. ,affreys frantic phone calls for help to the police and politicians ere ignored during the massacre.Anly after the police arri*ed in the e*eningB +akia came do n from the first floor and sa on the *eranda the mutilated bodies of her neighbour =asambhai$s ife and his pregnant daughter-in-la , ho had been stabbed in the abdomen ith a s ord. The foetus had come out. She also sa fi*e or six bodies lying in the backyard. +akia accused the Special In*estigation Team, SIT, appointed by the Supreme #ourt, of shielding &odi and others by not belie*ing statements gi*en by police officers and neglecting the a*ailable e*idence. She has also accused the SIT of playing the role of a court by ad'udging the truth of the a*ailable e*idence. )er la yers contended that the in*estigation as incomplete and the probe agency had not e*en done it seriously. +akia ,affrey alleged that &odi colluded ith senior ministers, bureaucrats and the police to fan the communal *iolence that tore through the state. In /220, +akia filed a complaint about the role played by &odi and 0/ others during the /22/ riots. >hen 5u'arat police refused to register her complaint, she mo*ed the 5u'arat high court hich asked her to approach a magisterial court. She chose to mo*e the apex court. +akia furnished mobile phone records to claim that &odi along ith his six close aides *isited their neighborhood, &eghaninagar, 'ust a day before the murderous mob attacked their house. She told a metropolitan magistrate in .hmedabad that &odi himself *isited the area ith his aides on "ebruary /C, /22/, before going to 5odhra here 6@ kar se*aks ere killed. 1uring that *isit, +akia alleged, he conspired ith rioters to carry out the next day$s D"ebruary /7E attack on her apartment. )ere are some details of the 5ulberg massacre caseB -hsan ,affrey, then #ongress &8 and husband of +akia , the main petitioner in the case, as among 07 others ho ere burnt ali*e during the /22/ riots in 5u'arat.

 ,affreys frantic phone calls for help to the police and politicians ere ignored at the time of incident. +akia accused that &odi colluded ith senior ministers, bureaucrats and the police to fan the communal *iolence that tore through the state. +akias allegations ere in*estigated by a Special In*estigating Team or SIT appointed by the Supreme #ourt in &arch /227. &odi as interrogated in /232 by the SIT for o*er nine hours. In /233, the Supreme #ourt refused to hear the case and said it ould be handled by an .hmadabad court. In .pril /233, San'i* !hatt, ho as a senior police officer in /22/, said that at a meeting, &odi told him and other cops to allo )indus in the state to exact re*enge for the killing of 6@ karse*aks on the Sabarmati -xpress near 5odhra. )o e*er, the SIT concluded that San'i* !hatt$s testimony as not reliable because he as nursing a grudge against the go*ernment as he as sidelined by the &odi administration. The SIT also alleged that the petition as a moti*ated one and as filed at the instance of anti-&odi acti*ist Teesta Setal*ad. .fter four years, the SIT said in "ebruary /23/ to the shock of the entire country that there as no prosecutable e*idence against &odi and the others and filed a closure report indicating its in<uiry has ended. +akia contested that decision and challenged the SIT$s closure report and the clean-chit gi*en to &odi.

.rguments got o*er in September /234. SIT counsel (S ,amuar argued before the court that no direct or circumstantial e*idence supporting +akias allegations as found, hile her la yers argued that SIT ignored the rele*ant e*idence and shielded the main culprits. "inally on Thursday /0 1ecember /234 court issued the *erdict exonerating &odi of all charges Fa *erdict hich ill him a great deal in his prime ministerial campaign. The SIT head, retired #!I director, (= (agha*an told N1T% that he stands by his report and is ready for it :to be scrutini;ed by anyone.: The unans ered <uestion is if Narendra &odi did not commit this barbarity ho did itG (agha*an should prick his conscious, if he has something like that, before selling his soul to protect &odi. This is emerging India and god sa*e )indus, &uslims and other alike from )indut*a fascism . The affected speak out (upa &odyH The decision is not only about 5ulbarg Society, it$s about all *ictims of the /22/ riots. +akia did all she could to tell the 'udiciary that someone must be held responsible for that day.

Saira SindhiH >e ere hoping that hile nobody listened to our pleas, the 'udiciary ill be the last hope. The 'udgment has affected our spirit but e ill continue seeking 'ustice till our last breath. Salim SindhiH There$s abundant e*idence ... .ll I ant is for the 'udiciary to see the case as a chance to set an example so no po er hungry people use it for their gains. =asam &ansuriH The 'udgment came in less than a minute and left us all stunned. I ha*e lost 32 members of my family in riots. >e are ready to go up to the Supreme #ourt to seek 'ustice.