B.J.P. hails Nanavati report, says it exposed the truth

New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) B.J.P. on Thursday hailed the Nanavati Commission report on the Godhra carnage that gave a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and claimed it exposed Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's contention that the incident was an accident.

"We will request that the matter should proceed according
to the Nanavati Commission report in the courts also. It will
prove to be a milestone in convicting the culprits," B.J.P.
spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters.

"More than 50 Kar Sewaks were burnt alive and Lalu Prasad
Yadav had made an effort to show it as an accident via the
Bannerjee Commission report, which was ill-conceived and never
conducted an exhaustive inquiry," Javadekar said.

The B.J.P. said Nanavati Commission had brought out the
truth that the Godhra carnage was a plot, a deliberate attempt
and an attack from outside.

A total of 58 kar sevaks returning from Ayodhya were
burnt alive when a mob had allegedly set a bogey of Sabarmati
Express on fire in February 2002.

Javadekar maintained that police records were so strong
that even the Supreme Court had upheld the police version and
not granted bail to the culprits of the carnage.

"This is the truth. They (Congress) can start a debate
but people were burnt alive.. there was fury over it. Still
there was an attempt by the U.P.A. dispensation to prove that
the burning was self-immolation by Kar Sewaks to commit
suicide," he said.

He said the report had proved that it was not a case of
mass suicide but an attack from both sides.

The B.J.P. labelled the earlier Bannerjee Commission
report as "ill-conceived, ill-prepared, ill-motivated and
politically motivated" while calling the Nanavati Report
scientific, exhaustive and judicial work. PTI RC