ISSN (Print) - 0012-9976 | ISSN (Online) - 2349-8846

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The Importance of Zakia Jafri's Protest Petition

The protest petition filed by Zakia Jafri against the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team report, which absolved Narendra Modi of all responsibility for the 2002 killings in Gujarat, is an important step towards justice for all the victims. This article recapitulates the long and diffi cult battle for justice through the courts and exposes the complicity of the SIT in protecting Modi from his crimes.

Impunity Punctured

That there was a wider criminal conspiracy related to the Naroda Patiya incident now stands proved- Maya Kodnani, then a minister in the Narendra Modi-led government, has been convicted on serious charges. But will this verdict prove to be just a prelude to criminal conspiracy being established at a still higher level of the state's executive?

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