Cong. BJP indulge in dirty politics over encounter

An encounter of 4 youngsters by Gujarat police and the state Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SBI) in year 2004, is now lead to an ugly political war between the ruling BJP government of the Gujarat and the Congress led UPA government.

Four youngsters-Ishrath Jahan, Jawed Sheikh, Amzad Ali and Akbar Ali Rana have been encountered by the Gujarat police and the SBI in year 2004 on charges of conspiring to murder Gujarat CM Narendra Modi. According to victim Ishrath Jahan’s mother Shamima Kousar, her daughter was pursuing B.Sc 2nd year degree. She was also working part time with Jawed Shekh to feed her family. When she went to Gujarat on office work along with Jawed Sheik, they were arrested by Gujarat Police and later encountered.

Recently, CBI which starts investigating the fake encounter case has filed charge sheets against several top brass of the Gujarat Police and against SBI officials. While, some of them are under CBI custody, some others went under ground. Recently, CBI has reconstructed the crime scene at the location and video recorded it.

Though, the issue remains under current all these years, neither the BJP nor the Congress party have tried to stir it anyway. But, when CBI begins investigation into the case, BJP blames Congress government has intentionally picked-up case after several years only to tarnish the image of Narendra Modi, so as to block him from taking upon Rahul Gandhi as Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP. It argues that, Congress is politicizing a very serious issue that is related to national safety and security. It asks why the Congress is not talking about the identities of other three who were killed in the encounter.

Congress lashing at BJP says, sooner or later the real face of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi will come into light in the investigation.

However, CBI has stated that it is not enquiring into details of the victims’ back ground and their personal status as it was not asked for it, but asked to probe whether the encounter is genuine or fake. CBI has so far prepared a 1500 paged charge sheet against the top brass of the Gujarat Police. Sooner or later, it is expected to reach Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in this process.