Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Zakia Jafri's Plea On Gujarat Riots
NDTV
Zakia Jafri yesterday told the top court that she had not tried to "implicate" then state Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a petition seeking a fresh probe in the 2002 Gujarat riots by activist Teesta Setalvad and Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed during the violence.
Zakia Jafri yesterday told the top court that she had not tried to "implicate" then state Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar was told by senior lawyer Kapil Sibal - representing Ms Jafri - that they have not argued at all about any alleged involvement of the former Chief Minister and they are on the issue of a larger conspiracy which was not probed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
"I have nothing more as far as the ex-Chief Minister is concerned. I don't want to argue it and I have never argued it. Let's be clear on it," Mr Sibal told the bench, adding, "At no stage did I try and implicate the ex-Chief Minister nor did I argue it. I am not arguing it even now."
