New Delhi: The convicts in the Naroda Patiya massacre case of Gujarat have finally been brought to justice with a special court awarding life imprisonment to BJP MLA Maya Kodnani, Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi and 29 others.
According to the judgement, while Kodnani, who is a sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, will stay in jail for 28 years, Bajrangi will serve life imprisonment till death.
The verdict in the 2002 Gujarat riots case has been welcomed by the Congress party which has termed the judgement as a milestone.
Reacting to the judgement, Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said, "This judgment will prove a milestone for the judiciary."
He further said that the judgement proved that there was rule of law in the country.
The Congress took the opportunity to take a dig at the BJP with Union Minister Kapil Sibal calling it a tit for tat.
The party did not spare Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in its attack as well, demanding that now the BJP leader must surrender himself before the judiciary.
Hitting out at the Gujarat Chief Minister, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said, "I congratulate the court. It is the time for the CM to think now. His former home minister is in jail, and now another minister has been convicted. Now he should realise his mistake and surrender himself before judiciary."
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