By IANS
Ahmedabad : An inquiry commission probing the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat Monday said it would examine the footage of a sting operation conducted by the Tehelka newsmagazine.
The expose, telecast last week, purportedly shows the state’s public prosecutor Arvind Pandya casting aspersions on the two-member commission.
Pandya is shown telling an undercover reporter that while Justice G.T. Nanavati was after money, Justice K.G. Shah was “our man”.
The Jan Sangharsh Manch, an NGO representing the violence victims, Monday submitted an application before the commission to take note of the sting operation and inquire into the allegations made by Pandya.
“We need to know full facts,” Justice Nanavati said, adding: “Unless we verify facts, we will not take any action.
“We also have to ascertain how reliable this expose is,” he said.
The Tehelka investigation has a number of prominent leaders of the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its affiliate organisations describing how they carried out the killings and claiming that the violence had sanction from Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
The state’s home department submitted a CD of the expose before the commission for appropriate action.
Pandya last week resigned as public prosecutor before the commission after the sting footage was telecast Thursday.