Day after SC observations, Congress slams Centre, Gujarat over remission to convicts in Bilkis case

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the central and Gujarat governments over the remission granted to the 11 convicts inside the Bilkis Bano case remaining 12 months, saying the fact regarding the basis on which such criminals have been launched desires to come back again out.

The Opposition get collectively’s assertion acquired right here a day after the Supreme Court questioned the Gujarat authorities over the remission granted to these convicts inside the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her relations in the middle of the 2002 Godhra riots.

The court docket docket talked about the gravity of the offence should have been considered and requested whether or not or not there was any software program of ideas.

The Centre and the Gujarat authorities moreover knowledgeable the court docket docket they may file a plea looking for a evaluation of its March 27 order asking them to be ready with genuine data on the grant of remission.

Asked regarding the listening to inside the Supreme Court and the very best court docket docket’s commentary, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate talked about, “It was not an ordinary crime or just gangrape, her child was killed. Can you imagine what she would have gone through and the Gujarat government and the central government say these files are privileged? What privilege is there, is it a national security issue? This is a matter of a woman’s right. You will have to put forward the truth on what basis you released such hardened criminals and on what basis your people called them ‘sanskari’,” she talked about, slamming the federal authorities.

Asking for causes for the premature launch of the convicts, a bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna had moreover questioned the paroles granted to them all through their incarceration interval.

The Supreme Court bench, listening to the matter on Tuesday had talked about, “Today it is this lady (Bilkis) but tomorrow it can be anyone. It may be you or me. If you do not show your reasons for grant of remission, then we will draw our own conclusions.”

In her remarks on the presser, Shrinate talked about, “The question asked by the Supreme Court is the correct one. Every woman of the country asks this today that Modi ji and his people save such persons. Where is Smriti Irani and others, they are sitting with tape on their mouth.”

The question requested by the Supreme Court shakes the conscience of this nation that it was Bilkis Bano yesterday and proper now it could be one other particular person, the Congress chief talked about.

“What is the government trying to hide. There is absolutely nothing about national security here, the truth about how the convicts of Bilkis Bano were released needs to come out because that is the truth every woman in the country including myself wants to know. What was the ground on which they were released?” Shrinate talked about.

On March 27, terming Bilkis Bano’s gangrape and the murder of her relations in the middle of the 2002 Godhra riots as a “horrendous” act, the very best court docket docket had requested the Gujarat authorities whether or not or not uniform necessities, as adopted in several circumstances of murder, have been utilized whereas granting remission to the 11 convicts inside the case.

It had sought a response from the Centre, the Gujarat authorities and others on the plea filed by Bano, who has challenged the remission of the sentences.

All 11 convicts have been granted remission by the Gujarat authorities and launched on August 15 remaining 12 months.

The prime court docket docket is seized of PILs filed by CPI(M) chief Subhashini Ali, neutral journalist Revati Laul, former Lucknow University VC Roop Rekha Verma, and TMC MP Mahua Moitra in the direction of the discharge of the convicts.

Bano was 21 years outdated and 5 months pregnant when she was gang-raped whereas fleeing from the riots that broke out after the Godhra follow burning incident.

Her three-year-old daughter was among the many many seven relations killed.

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the central and Gujarat governments over the remission granted to the 11 convicts inside the Bilkis Bano case remaining 12 months, saying the fact regarding the basis on which such criminals have been launched desires to come back again out.

The Opposition get collectively’s assertion acquired right here a day after the Supreme Court questioned the Gujarat authorities over the remission granted to these convicts inside the case of gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her relations in the middle of the 2002 Godhra riots.

The court docket docket talked about the gravity of the offence should have been considered and requested whether or not or not there was any software program of ideas.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

The Centre and the Gujarat authorities moreover knowledgeable the court docket docket they may file a plea looking for a evaluation of its March 27 order asking them to be ready with genuine data on the grant of remission.

Asked regarding the listening to inside the Supreme Court and the very best court docket docket’s commentary, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate talked about, “It was not an ordinary crime or just gangrape, her child was killed. Can you imagine what she would have gone through and the Gujarat government and the central government say these files are privileged? What privilege is there, is it a national security issue? This is a matter of a woman’s right. You will have to put forward the truth on what basis you released such hardened criminals and on what basis your people called them ‘sanskari’,” she talked about, slamming the federal authorities.

Asking for causes for the premature launch of the convicts, a bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna had moreover questioned the paroles granted to them all through their incarceration interval.

The Supreme Court bench, listening to the matter on Tuesday had talked about, “Today it is this lady (Bilkis) but tomorrow it can be anyone. It may be you or me. If you do not show your reasons for grant of remission, then we will draw our own conclusions.”

In her remarks on the presser, Shrinate talked about, “The question asked by the Supreme Court is the correct one. Every woman of the country asks this today that Modi ji and his people save such persons. Where is Smriti Irani and others, they are sitting with tape on their mouth.”

The question requested by the Supreme Court shakes the conscience of this nation that it was Bilkis Bano yesterday and proper now it could be one other particular person, the Congress chief talked about.

“What is the government trying to hide. There is absolutely nothing about national security here, the truth about how the convicts of Bilkis Bano were released needs to come out because that is the truth every woman in the country including myself wants to know. What was the ground on which they were released?” Shrinate talked about.

On March 27, terming Bilkis Bano’s gangrape and the murder of her relations in the middle of the 2002 Godhra riots as a “horrendous” act, the very best court docket docket had requested the Gujarat authorities whether or not or not uniform necessities, as adopted in several circumstances of murder, have been utilized whereas granting remission to the 11 convicts inside the case.

It had sought a response from the Centre, the Gujarat authorities and others on the plea filed by Bano, who has challenged the remission of the sentences.

All 11 convicts have been granted remission by the Gujarat authorities and launched on August 15 remaining 12 months.

The prime court docket docket is seized of PILs filed by CPI(M) chief Subhashini Ali, neutral journalist Revati Laul, former Lucknow University VC Roop Rekha Verma, and TMC MP Mahua Moitra in the direction of the discharge of the convicts.

Bano was 21 years outdated and 5 months pregnant when she was gang-raped whereas fleeing from the riots that broke out after the Godhra follow burning incident.

Her three-year-old daughter was among the many many seven relations killed.