As Rahul questioning makes waves, India needs to recall that PM Modi was himself grilled with 71 questions

(The essence of democracy is law should take its own course. It is the responsibility of the citizens, the celebrities and those in power to respect law and constitutional procedures. While Narendra Modi readily accepted SIT questioning in 2010 as CM, Rahul Gandhi and his party think, they are above law)

Narendra Modi was far away from Delhi. In Gujarat as the state Chief Minister, people would do well to recall that Modi was subjected to long hours of questioning by a set of as many as 71 questions by a SIT on Gujarat riots of 2002.

 

The hungama on mere questioning of Rahul Gandhi is no only uncalled for, the manner the Congress party has conducted itself shows the dynasty still thinks they are invincible and above law. Moral of the lesson is, the former Congress president should have submitted himself before the procedures of law. 

For Modi, of course the reprieve came after the questioning when the SIT in its report submitted to a Magistrate Court in Ahmedabad had said that there was "no prosecutable evidence" against Narendra Modi for abetting the 2002 riots.

Notably, the SIT was functioning at the directives of the Supreme Court. A five member Special Investivation Team (SIT) was formed by Supreme Court in 2009. It was headed by former CBI chief, R K Raghavan. 

Modi was subjected to questioning for two days March 27-28, 2010 when UPA when mother-son duo of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi ran the show in the country.

The issue here is not the 2002 riots case, that has been debated enough and could be debated yet again; here the issue is whether the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi and incumbent interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi believe they all are ought to be above law.

What is ED supposed to do in such a case where things are being monitored by a court? Questioning is a minimum and almost a baby step in any investigation,if the ED officials do not do that the court will easily hold them guilty of dereliction of duty.

But the Congress leaders have taken different turns and twists. Incumbent chief ministers from various states left their respective constitutional obligation back home and parked themselves to stage protest. Likes of Renuka Chowdhury thought she wil prove her loyalty the best by pullin collar of a uniformed cop ! 

Arrogance of power need not be demonstrated like this. 

The contrast is crystal clear.  Narendra Modi had subjected himself before the law of the land.

Hundreds of BJP workers were possibly irked and sad, but karyakarta protested while the sitting Chief Minister of Gujarat was being questioned for nine hours.  

Modi had denied the charge from former police officer Sanjiv Bhatt that as Chief Minister, he asked senior police officers to go slow against the Hindu mob. "I had given categorical and clear instructions to maintain peace and communal harmony at any cost," Modi had told the SIT.

There is yet another chapter with regard SIT probe and questioning of Modi.

SIT chief Raghavan later said he declined to 'question' Modi personally as allegaion would surface that the Chief Minister and former CBI chief had struck a deal.

Raghavan instead asked another SIT member Ashok Malhotra to do the questioning.

This unusual step later appreciated by amicus curiae Harish Salve, who told Raghavan, "....your presence would have vitiated Modi’s statement and would have robbed it of its credibility.” 

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