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Congress wants CBI probe into charges against Modi:- Ahmedabad | April 14, 2005 2:24:29 PM IST Ahmedabad, April 14 : The Congress Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into a Gujarat police officer's allegation that Chief Minister Narendra Modi wanted opponents of a 2002 'yatra' "eliminated". "Modi's role in the violence was doubted before. Now a senior police officer also claims that he acted in a partial manner," Arjun Modhvadia, leader of the opposition in the state assembly, told IANS. "We repeat our demand for an inquiry in this matter by the CBI. The role of Modi as well as his ministers and officers must be investigated by the CBI," he said. Additional Director General of Police R.B. Sreekumar, who headed the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) during the 2002 communal violence, submitted a petition earlier this week before the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) against his denial of promotion to the rank of director general in February 2005. The petition, whose contents became known Wednesday, alleged that Modi and some other senior bureaucrats acted in a partial manner during the sectarian clashes. The petition alleged that he was directed verbally by Modi not to collect intelligence about the activities of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and allied groups and instead focus on "Muslim militants". Sreekumar added that he was asked to eliminate anybody who tried to disturb the 'Rath Yatra' taken out in Gujarat in June 2002. On Thursday, Sreekumar declined to make any further comment. "I cannot comment on the matter as it is somewhat like sub-judice. It is not proper to talk to media. All documents, however, are in public (domain)," he told a TV channel. Sreekumar was in the news earlier for defying attempts at tutoring and deposing before a commission set up by the government to inquire into the violence. Sreekumar's contention is that he was superseded by the Modi government as he refused to toe the official line on the investigation into the sectarian clashes. (IANS) -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
