Big relief,Modi must be spared now: BJP

Terming as a big relief the SITs clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gulbarg Society killings case,the BJP on Tuesday said years of vilification against its leader should stop now.

No evidence against Narendra Modi,says the SIT appointed by the Supreme Court. A big relief for us. Ten years of vilification campaign must stop, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said on Twitter.

BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad that though the riots and deaths in Gujarat were unfortunate,Ahsan Jafris widow Zakias plea that Modi too should be prosecuted had been rejected by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

Prasad emphasised that the SIT was appointed by the Supreme Court,which had also monitored its investigation into the Gulbarga Society case from time to time.

Meanwhile,Gujarat government spokesperson Jay Narayan Vyas said the elements that tried to defame the state government stood exposed.

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