Verdict on Godhra Carnage

It is natural that people are raising multiple questions about various aspects of the Godhra incident after nine years. There are mixed feelings of agony and ecstasy both about the verdict. Out of 94 accused persons, 63 have been exculpated, and 31 have been convicted. Those who have been exonerated have suffered the torture of imprisonment for nine years.

The court declared the Godhra incident a conspiracy and not an accident, but which conspiracy worked behind the arrest of these 63 released accused was not pointed out. On 25 February, punishment will be pronounced to the guilty, but will there be an action against those who caused torture to these 63 innocent persons? Will the Narendra Modi government apologize and give compensation?

Nanawati Commission Report
It appears the court has made the Nanawati Commission report as the base of the judgment, in which it is clearly mentioned that first of all the conspiracy was hatched, and then to spread terror this incident took place. On the contrary, the Bannerjee Commission in its report said that coach number 6 of Sabarmati Express was not set afire, and there was no conspiracy either. The Bannerjee Commission called it an accident.

Now, the question arises that enquiry reports on one incident are different, and the court exclusively based its judgment on one report, thereby acquitting 63 accused on the basis of the report. It appears that the Gujarat police were waiting for the incident to occur for rounding up a large number of Muslims, whosoever was found. Not only this, they were persecuted heavily. Maulvi Umar, who was suspected to be the main conspirator, has been exonerated by court. When the main conspirator was found innocent, then where is the angle of conspiracy?
Discrimination and Hatred for Muslims
This way, between the lines, the Bannerjee Commission report gets strength, which has dismissed the angle of conspiracy. The phenomenon of Gujarat police rounding up Muslims indiscriminately and cause mental and physical torture to them proves its discrimination and hatred for Muslims.

The reflection of whatever Modi and the Sangh Parivar (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its allies) had been saying can be seen in the judgment. Now, will the assassins of thousands of Muslims be punished? If yes, when? Rioters of the 1992 riots are roaming freely, whereas the accused of the 1993 blast cases are being punished. There should not be two different scales of justice in a democratic setup.