On Stage At Gujarat Government Event: BJP MP, MLA And Bilkis Bano’s Rapist

One of the eleven guys, who gangraped Bilkis Bano throughout the 2002 Gujarat riots and had been launched prematurely, become visible sharing level with a BJP MP and an MLA at a central authority programme in Gujarat yesterday. The launch of the guys has been challenged withinside the Supreme Court and the case can be heard on Monday. The organization water deliver scheme occasion came about in Karmadi Village of Dahod district on March 25. Videos and pics from the spot confirmed Shailesh Chimanlal Bhatt on level with Dahod MP Jasvant Sinh Bhabhor and his brother, Limkheda MLA Sailesh Bhabhor. He become visible posing with them for pics on the occasion or even taking part withinside the puja. The leaders, who had tweeted the photos and videos, had been now no longer to be had for comment.

The eleven convicts had been launched on Independence Day ultimate year, triggering a flood of shock throughout the country. They had been sentenced to lifestyles time period in 2008 for gangraping Bilkis Bano and killing seven participants of her family. Her three-year-antique daughter become amongst the ones killed. The atrocities came about as violence swept Gujarat following the assault on Sabarmati Express, wherein 59 “kar sevaks” died.

Last month, a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala confident Bilkis Bano that a brand new bench can be shaped on the earliest to pay attention the petitions towards their launch.

A collection of petitions were filed towards the discharge of the rapists withinside the Bilkis Bano case. The petitioners encompass Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, CPM Politburo member Subhashini Ali and others.

Bilkis Bano had filed petitions — one in every of them requested the pinnacle courtroom docket to check its May 2022 order, directing the Gujarat authorities to don’t forget a convict`s launch plea. It become brushed off via way of means of the courtroom docket.

In reaction to the courtroom docket’s course and the convict’s launch petition, the Gujarat authorities had launched all of the convicts on foundation of an previous policy. It had consulted a panel that covered guys connected to the ruling BJP. The panel participants had justified their selection calling the guys “sanskari” Brahmins who’ve already served 14 years in jail and displayed true behaviour.