Ahsan Jafri's wife says she is unhappy with the Apex Court order but says she hopes the magistrate court will give her justice.
Jakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress leader Ahesan Jafri, has expressed unhappiness with the Supreme Court order referring her petition to the magistrate court in Ahmedabad for a decision. However, she said that she had not lost faith in the judiciary and is still hopeful of getting justice.
In her petition filed before the Supreme Court in 2008, Jakia had sought action against chief minister Narendra Modi and 61 others for their alleged role in the 2002 riots. Her husband was among those killed in the Gulbarg society massacre on February 28, 2002.
Jakia's family members also seemed unhappy with the Supreme Court order but they too expressed the hope that the magistrate court will do give them justice.
"Chief minister Narendra Modi and the state government have not got a clean chit in the case. The Supreme Court's decision to refer the case to the lower court is painful but we accept it. We have waited for nine years for justice and we will wait for some more time for it. We will fight till the very end,"Jakia Jafri said.
Jakia blames the chief minister for the massacre that took place at Gulburg society during riots. She also said that frequent change of officials in SIT had affected the pace of investigation.
The Jafri family has decided to consult its lawyers and human rights activists Mukul Sinha and Teesta Setalvad before deciding what legal action should be taken.
"We are fighting against a biased system not against a person (Narendra Modi). The then state government was responsible for the entire incident and, as Modi was the chief minister, his guilt is greater compared to others. Modi has power, money and everything. He has influenced the pace of the SIT's investigation," Duraiya Jafri, her daughter-in-law, said. Duraiya said that except some people who were close to the family, nobody had come forward to help them during their difficult.
"We have never thought of moving out of the state or shifting our case to some other state. We believe that we will get justice some day," she said. Ahesan's son, Tanvir, who is handling the entire case, was not available for comments despite repeated attempts.
Sources said he had gone to Delhi with Teesta Setalvad to remain present during the hearing of the case in the Supreme Court.
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