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

Rohatgi: SIT examined everybody from the CM downwards - major people in cabinet, top police officials, top civil administrative officers, arrest of Maya Kodnani, enquiry against Tandon. CM going to some place or not - How is it related to SIT investigation.

Rohatgi: Then the allegation, the CM did not visit the riots affected areas though he visited Godhra on the day of the incident.

Rohatgi: Material of Nanavati is also brought here (allegations). They say, this was said in Nanavati, so SIT should also examine.

Bench: Justice Nanavati also examined?

Rohatgi: The Commission examined all three star witnesses and commented adversely. 

Rohatgi: para 14, lackadaisical grant of bail. So, the allegation is that all these cases were State sponsored. These are irresponsible statements. 

Rohatgi: See, the impact of this line. What do you mean by state sponsored? It would mean State turned against its people. Do they understand the import of this statement?

Rohatgi: Kindly see the actual allegation w.r.t. Best Bakery and Bilkis. Some of the glaring examples of state sponsored event.

Bench: This is not an allegation, actually this is fact. Those cases were of which year?

Rohatgi: Same year. Nothing to do with any of the 9 cases. They were two independent caes, which were ghastly otherwise.

Rohatgi: See allegation no.9 - indictment of SC in respect to Best bakery and Bilkis Bano. This does not include in 9 cases. This was not given to SIT, still it goes into it to do its job.

Rohatgi: This (reading the statement of Shreekumar and others) is not a case for examining a conspiracy or any criminality. The officer says that I informed the Govt, no action taken. What is this to do with examining further material with respect to Gulberg?

Rohatgi: They (SIT) had taken their job more seriously than they should have, if you ask me.