Modi summoned for Gujarat Riots

For the first time ever Modi has been summoned by the SIT in the Gujarat riot cases.

“I can only comment that this summon is in compliance to the petition filed by Zakia Jaffery. We are calling him mainly on that and March 21 is the date that we have asked him to appear before the court. We want to know Modi’s response,” SIT chief RK Raghavan told reporters.

Incidentally, Jaffery is the widow of Ehsan Jaffrey, former Congress Member of Parliament, who was murdered during the Gulberg Society riots in Gujarat on February 28, 2002. She had filed a 100-page complaint to the SIT naming Modi.

''Narendra Modi had issued instructions to the police and security establishments to remain inactive and allow a free run to rioters. That's why the police didn't act,” Jaffery told media.

However, Raghavan said: “We have to first analyse what the petitioners have alleged and look for evidences.”

Raghavan said the SIT is scheduled to submit its report on the Gujarat riots by end of April.

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