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Gujarat riots panel to quiz former minister
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 10:38:39 PM,
IANS
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Ahmedabad:
In a surprise move, a panel probing the 2002 post-Godhara riots in
Gujarat Wednesday decided to summon former minister of state for
home Gordhan Jhadapia for in-camera questioning Oct 20.
The Nanavaty-Mehta commission, consisting of Justice G.T. Nanavati
and Justice Akshay H. Mehta, had earlier turned down a plea for
summoning Jhadapia.
The panel has not only decided to question the former minister in
camera but has not even informed the Jan Sangharsh Manch (JSM),
which represents the riot victims before the probe panel, counsel
for the victims said.
JSM counsel Mukul Sinha said he intended to challenge the
commission's move to summon Jhadapia "in my absence and behind my
back" in the Gujarat High Court Thursday.
He said he will seek to restrain the commission from going ahead
with the questioning of the former minister.
According to sources, the commission decided to summon Jhadapia on
the basis of new information collected by the Supreme
Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) probing into the
2002 riot cases.
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