Modi is ‘dramatis personae’ of Gujarat ‘carnage’ 2002: Sanjiv Bhatt

Sanjiv Bhatt today again sought an access to certain records of post-Godhra riot period.

Alleging that Chief Minister Narendra Modi was “dramatis personae of the Gujarat carnage of 2002”,suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt today again sought access to certain records of post-Godhra riot period.

In a letter to the Nanavati commission that is probing the riots,Bhatt has sought directions to the DGP,ADGP state intelligence bureau and the chairman of Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing some of the cases that he be provided with access to certain records of post-Godhra riot period and the statements made by him before SIT.

“My genuine request has naturally been opposed and will continue to be vehemently opposed by the state government that is headed by a Chief Minister who himself happens to be one of the most leading and most culpable ‘dramatise personae’ of the Gujarat carnage of 2002,” Bhatt alleges in the letter.

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“….and (of) the subsequent on-going cover-up operations aimed at shielding the persons accused of heinous crimes,” letter says.

He says the documents are needed for filing a comprehensive affidavit and bringing relevant documentary evidence on the commission’s record.

Bhatt alleges that some of the most important documents which could make clear the roles of Modi and others have not been brought before the Commission.

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