How many post-Godhra rioters have been convicted?
None, except in one case where 12 people were convicted in Kheda district. Apart from that, no conviction in Gujarat has taken place post-Godhra. There were a minimum 2,000 people who were killed and only 12 people have been convicted so far! Don’t you think by pursuing such cases you will only help Chief Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, even ifindirectly? I don’t believe so. This is the hype the BJP creates. I believe a majority of the Gujarati people are happy with this conviction. Eighty-five percent of Gujarati people don’t want the rioters to go scot-free. You go tomorrow to any part of Gujarat and you will find there is a lot of satisfaction with this decision of the Supreme Court. But it is not seen on the ground. Mr Modi won by a huge margin in the assembly election. Also he is extremely popular among Gujaratis. Unfortunately he won. Modi won an overwhelming majority and it is a sad truth. But 51 percent of Gujaratis voted for Modi and 49 percent voted against him. Now, 49 p
