‘We used launchers during Godhra riots’

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Godhra Haresh Bhatt admitted to an undercover Tehelka reporter that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi gave him ‘three days’ to do ‘whatever he wanted in Godhra’ to prepare a response for the Sabarmati train ‘attack’.

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“I started making country-made bombs and revolvers in my factory,” said Bhatt. “We also ordered three truckloads of swords from Punjab.” In a further shocking admission, he said that ‘even rocket launchers were made by me’.

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Asked if the country made rocket launchers were used he said, “Arre border mein use kiya na?’ Prodded further, he said the rioters used the launchers in Ahmedabad. The Ahmedadad border is commonly used to refer to the wall that demarcates Muslim and Hindu areas.

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“Modi’s reaction was favourable after the Godhra riots,” Bhatt said. “I am admitting all of this for the first time ever,” he added