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My Take: Is Indian law controlled by people in power?

UPDATED: Sep 19, 2017 16:06 IST

It's is now 15 years since the Gujarat riots, and the fact that several cases are still being heard in the lower courts is a sign of the times. The fact is that, India's track record against mob violence, be it 1984, 1992, or 2002, is just not good enough.

Now, if Amit Shah suddenly says that one of his fellow party leaders who has already been convicted for the crime, wasn't even present at the site of violence, it raises more questions than answers.

Is the criminal justice sytem of our country hostage to politics? Will the victims ever get a sense of closure, when they know that there killers will probably get away?

If Amit Shah knew Maya Kodnani wasn't present in the Ahmedadbad suburb of Naroda Patiya where the massacre took place, then why did it take him 15 long years to speak up?

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