Teesta : तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ : मानवता से किस तरह का रिश्ता ?
हाल ही में सरबजीत का पाकिस्तानी जेल में कत्ल हुआ ओर पूरा देश पाकिस्तान की इस नापाक हरकत पर गुस्से में हे मगर आपने ....शहीद सरबजीत के पक्ष में एक भी शब्द तीस्ता का नहीं सुना होगा… ? यह प्रश्न उनसे ही होना चाहिए की आपका मानवता से किस तरह का रिश्ता है ?
| बुधवार , 15 अप्रेल 2009 | |
 गुजरात दंगो को लेकर गुजरात के जिन दंगा पीड़ितों को लेकर तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ दिल्ली से मुंबई तक उनके शपथ पत्र के साथ घूम कर दावा कर रही थी कि इन लोगों के घर वालों को दंगाईयों ने जिंदा जला दिया और बेघर कर दिया, वे सब फर्जी निकले। सर्वोच्च न्यायालय द्वारा तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ के दावों की जाँच के लिए सीबीआई के पूर्व निदेशक ए राधवन की अध्यक्षता में गठित समिति ने कहा है कि इस मामले में तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ द्वारा जिन लोगों के शपथ पत्र पेश किए गए हैं, उन्होंने खुद कहा है कि उन्होंने तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ के कहने पर ये शपथ पत्र दिए, उन्होंने खुद ऐसी कोई जानकारी नहीं है जो शपथ पत्र में दी गई है। रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि तीस्ता सीतलवाड के इन दावों में भी कोई कम नहीं है कि दंगों के दौरान गुलबर्ग सोसायटी में तकालीन पुलिस आयुक्त पीसी पांडे दंगाईयों का नेतृत्व कर रहे थे। रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि उल्टे पांडे तो घायलों को अस्पताल भिजवाने और दंगाईयों को खदेड़ने में लगे थे। के राघवन ने यह रिपोर्ट सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के माननीय न्यायमूर्ति अरिजीत पसायत, पी सथसिवम और आफताब आलम की पीठ के समक्ष प्रस्तुत की है। |
NGOs, Teesta spiced up Gujarat riot incidents: SIT
NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team responsible for the arrests of those accused in Gujarat riots has severely censured NGOs and social activist Teesta Setalvad who campaigned for the riot victims.
In a significant development, the SIT led by former CBI director R K Raghavan told the Supreme Court on Monday that the celebrated rights activist cooked up macabre tales of wanton killings.
Many incidents of killings and violence were cooked up, false charges were levelled against then police chief P C Pandey and false witnesses were tutored to give evidence about imaginary incidents, the SIT said in a report submitted before a Bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat, P Sathasivam and Aftab Alam.
The SIT said it had been alleged in the Gulbarg Society case that Pandey, instead of taking measures to protect people facing the wrath of rioteers, was helping the mob. The truth was that he was helping with hospitalisation of riot victims and making arrangements for police bandobast, Gujarat counsel, senior advocate Mukul Rohtagi, said quoting from the SIT report.
Rohtagi also said that 22 witnesses, who had submitted identical affidavits before various courts relating to riot incidents, were questioned by the SIT which found that they had been tutored and handed over the affidavits by Setalvad and that they had not actually witnessed the riot incidents.
The SIT also found no truth in the following incidents widely publicised by the NGOs:
* A pregnant Muslim woman Kausar Banu was gangraped by a mob, who then gouged out the foetus with sharp weapons
* Dumping of dead bodies into a well by rioteers at Naroda Patiya
* Police botching up investigation into the killing of British nationals, who were on a visit to Gujarat and unfortunately got caught in the riots
Rohtagi said: "On a reading of the report, it is clear that horrendous allegations made by the NGOs were false. Stereotyped affidavits were supplied by a social activist and the allegations made in them were found untrue."
Obviously happy with the fresh findings of the SIT which was responsible for the recent arrests of former Gujarat minister Maya Kodanani and VHP leader Jaideep Patel, Rohtagi tried to spruce up the image of the Modi administration, which was castigated in the Best Bakery case by the apex court as "modern day Neros". He was swiftly told by the Bench that but for the SIT, many more accused, who are freshly added, would not have been brought to book.
The Bench said there was no room for allegations and counter-allegations at this late stage. "In riot cases, the more the delay, there is likelihood of falsity creeping in. So, there should be a designated court to fast track the trials. Riot cases should be given priority because feelings run high having a cascading effect," it said and asked for suggestions from the Gujarat government, Centre, NGOs and amicus curiae Harish Salve, who said the time had come for the apex court to lift the stay on trials into several post-Godhra riot cases.
While additional solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam agreed with the court that public prosecutors should be selected in consultation with Raghavan, counsel Indira Jaising said there should be a complete regime for protection of witnesses as the same government, which was accused of engineering the riots, was in power now.
Salve said that he would consult Raghavan and let the court know about a witness protection system for post-Godhra riot cases. The court asked the parties to submit their suggestions within a week.
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