The Supreme Court has rejected the Gujarat government’s petition to dismiss allegations in the Bilkis Bano case, which involves the controversial early release of 11 convicts from the 2002 riots. The court stated that the plea was baseless and emphasized systemic issues in the handling of the case.
2002 Gujarat riots: Eleven persons were killed in communal violence in Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad city on Feb 28, 2002, during a bandh called to protest the Godhra train burning a day before in which 58 passengers, returning from Ayodhya, were killed.
Sharma said that in his PIL he has raised a constitutional question and the top court has to decide whether citizens have the right under Article 19 (1) (2) to see news, facts and reports on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
The senior advocate, who was representing Jafri, said he is not accusing A or B but a message must be sent to the world that this is "unacceptable" and "cannot be tolerated".
Supreme Court to hear on November 19 a plea by filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Narendra Modi, other top politicians and bureaucrats in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Bihar: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP for its "jungle raj 2" barb, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday asked "what were the 2002 Gujarat riots?""Godhra ka 2002 ka danga kya tha iska
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Varanasi: BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has a new rival in the temple town—a transgender.Kamla, who is in her sixties, today announced her decision to fight from the prime constituency as an Independent candidate.“Arvind
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