New Delhi: After the questioning of Chief
Minister Narendra Modi by Special Investigation Team in a
Gujarat riots case, the BJP on Sunday said had such a body been
formed to quiz then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in the 1984
anti-Sikh riots, a precedent would have been set.
"Now that Modi has appeared before the SIT,
retrospectively, BJP feels that if a similar SIT would have
been constituted to examine then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
post 1984 riots. The precedent would have left enough ground
for no one to disagree to a similar SIT probe on Sunday," BJP
spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
BJP has tried to counter the attack on Modi for his
alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots by claiming that
Congressmen involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot have not been
brought to book.
When asked about reports claiming that Modi did not
want to depose in the office of the Supreme Court appointd SIT
and had suggested that the investigating team question him at
his residence, Rudy said the SIT should "refrain from
selective leakages".
"There are reports of selective leakages by SIT and
interaction with the media -- both official and unofficial.
BJP would suggest that it is desirable that SIT refrains from
public posturing," Rudy told PTI.
"The SIT has to submit its report by April 30 and
confidentiality does remain an important issue. Selective
references are used mischievously to malign the top leadership
of BJP," the Rajya Sabha MP said.
He said "selectively patronising" would lead to
uncalled for speculation. "In all fairness, every such public
action should be resisted by the SIT," he added.
PTI
