March 27, 2010 5:08 PM

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Modi appears before SIT in connection with 2002 riot case

In Gujarat, the Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court has started questioning the Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with Gulberg massacre of 2002.<br/><br/>Mr. Modi has reached SIT Office at Old Secretariat in Gandhinagar. Special Investigation Team- headed by former CBI Director Mr.RK Raghavan had issued summons to the Gujarat Chief Minister Modi on 11th March for appearing before it within a week starting 21st March.<br/><br/>The Summons was issued based on complaint filed by Zakia Jaffery- the widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffery, who killed in Gulberg society massacre during 2002 Gujarat riots. AIR Ahmedabad Correspondent reports that this is the first time in the country that any Chief Minister has appeared before the Investigating team for questioning.<br/><br/>Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily has said, it is unfortunate that a chief minister has "landed" himself in such a situation. Talking to reporters in New Delhi Mr. Moily said, the development also demonstrated that nobody is above the law. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, BJP has hailed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's appearance before Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team, SIT. Talking to AIR, Party spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that by appearing before SIT, Mr. Narendra Modi has demolished all mischeavous speculation and scored a political victory. He said BJP has great faith in the Chief Minister of Gujarat.<br/><br/>Congress slammed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying his appearance before investigators probing 2002 riots has brought ill-repute to the high office he holds, while the BJP dismissed suggestions that it was an embarrassment for the party. Party spokesman Manish Tewari has said, it is unprecedented that a person occupying a Constitutional position, that too of the Chief Minister, has been summoned for investigation in a case of mass murder. He said, if the BJP has even an iota of morality, it should have asked Mr. Modi to step down before bringing such a high office to ill-repute.

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