"Manual Only Printed Word": Zakia Jafri's Jab At Cops in Supreme Court
NDTV
Zakia Jafri, 81, who lost her husband -- Gujarat's Congress MP Ehsan Jafri -- in the riots, argued that there is a police manual on preventing violence during threatened communal incidents, "but it was never followed... We are seeing it in Tripura,Delhi"
The 2002 riots in Gujarat could have been prevented but no preventive measures were taken, Zakia Jafri told the Supreme Court today targetting the state's administration and the law and order machinery. The 81-year-old who lost her husband -- Gujarat's Congress MP Ehsan Jafri -- in the riots, has opposed the clean chit to Narendra Modi, who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat at the time.
"During communal incidents, preventive measures are not being followed... this is seen in many places now," said senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar.
"There is a police manual on preventing violence during threatened communal incidents but it was never followed... We are seeing it in Tripura, Delhi and many other places. The manual is only a printed word," he added.
Explaining the preventive measures, he said these include keeping sources of Intelligence on alert and patrolling in towns and villages. "Smallest incidents are to be reported and nipped in the bud".
