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

Rohatgi: The Protest Petition is of 1200 pg against a complaint of 30-40 pages. It says why did the fire brigade not respond. It is not a part of the SIT. You say Pandey was lapse about fire brigade. This was a case of civil administration paralysis, the mobs had taken over.

Bench:That allegation is based on finding of some commission?

Rohatgi: No. Nanavati Commission, Trial Court and SIT discounted this argument. They are relying on Concerned Citizens’ Tribunal. It has no recognition in law. 

Rohatgi: There is chapter in the Protest petition on mystery fire on train and chapter on provocative behaviour of kar sevaks. There is an indication that fire was from within.

Rohatgi: I do not understand this fact. If there, that means that VHP fellows knew there would be an untoward incident on 27th morning. It’s preposterous.

Bench: You missed one event. Building up of the incident before Godhra. 

Rohatgi: There is a meeting of 27.02.2002 by political leaders, later in the morning as a reaction some kind of riot commenced. Meeting in afternoon of 28.02.2002. Army is called on same day. Army was airlifted from midnight 28.02.2002

Rohatgi: [Recollecting the events of 27th Feb] The administration took stock of the situation, they decided to do a post mortem right there. Even that move is being doubted in the Protest petition. The bodies moved in truck to Amhedabad. They were handed over by afternoon.

Rohatgi: Because complaint belongs to Gulberg, this court said please look into the complaint because there can be additional material relating to the Gulberg incident.

Rohatgi: We should remember like a pole star that in order dated 12.09.2011 this Court while referring the matter said SIT please look into the complaint.

Rohatgi: The complaint reproduces what they (the star witnesses) said in affidavit before the Nanavati Commission.