Ahmedabad: Suspended IPS officerSanjiv Bhatt, who had taken on theGujarat government headed by
Narendra Modi over the 2002 post-Godhra riots, was on Wednesday sacked on the ground of
"unauthorised absence" from service, an action which he said came after a "sham inquiry".
"Yes, it is true that my services have been terminated. This was expected. They have been
conducting a completely ex-parte inquiry. I got the letter (sack order) from them (the Home ministry),"Bhatt told media this evening.Gujarat Chief Secretary GR Aloria confirmed the development."Services of Sanjiv Bhatt have been terminated," he said.Bhatt said he was sacked on the basis of "a sham inquiry" with regard to his "unauthorised absence" from service when he had
come to Ahmedabad to depose before the SIT probing the 2002 riots.
"They (government) have been conducting a sham inquiry... an ex- parte inquiry about unauthorised
absence from duty," Bhatt said. When asked if he will challenge his sacking, Bhatt said he did not want to impose himself on the government."A lot can be done (against themove) but whether it is worth challenging....Government does not want me, why I should be so keen that I want to remain in this," Bhatt said."I had joined the police with a passion, now it seems the country and this government does not need me. So whatever has happened is good. I cannot impose myself on the
government."Bhatt, a 1988 batch IPS officer, was under suspension since 2011 for unauthorised absence from service.He had alleged in an affidavit in the Supreme Court that Narendra
Modi, then the Chief Minister,instructed the top police officers to allow the Hindus "to vent out their
anger" after the train-burning incident at Godhra in February 2002.Bhatt had claimed that he had
attended a meeting in this regard on February 27, 2002 at Modi's residence in Gandhinagar.
Recently, the Gujarat government issued Bhatt a show-cause notice over a video purportedly showing
him with a woman. It sought his explanation for allegedly having extra-marital relationship; Bhatt
denied that the man in the video was him........
Narendra Modi over the 2002 post-Godhra riots, was on Wednesday sacked on the ground of
"unauthorised absence" from service, an action which he said came after a "sham inquiry".
"Yes, it is true that my services have been terminated. This was expected. They have been
conducting a completely ex-parte inquiry. I got the letter (sack order) from them (the Home ministry),"Bhatt told media this evening.Gujarat Chief Secretary GR Aloria confirmed the development."Services of Sanjiv Bhatt have been terminated," he said.Bhatt said he was sacked on the basis of "a sham inquiry" with regard to his "unauthorised absence" from service when he had
come to Ahmedabad to depose before the SIT probing the 2002 riots.
"They (government) have been conducting a sham inquiry... an ex- parte inquiry about unauthorised
absence from duty," Bhatt said. When asked if he will challenge his sacking, Bhatt said he did not want to impose himself on the government."A lot can be done (against themove) but whether it is worth challenging....Government does not want me, why I should be so keen that I want to remain in this," Bhatt said."I had joined the police with a passion, now it seems the country and this government does not need me. So whatever has happened is good. I cannot impose myself on the
government."Bhatt, a 1988 batch IPS officer, was under suspension since 2011 for unauthorised absence from service.He had alleged in an affidavit in the Supreme Court that Narendra
Modi, then the Chief Minister,instructed the top police officers to allow the Hindus "to vent out their
anger" after the train-burning incident at Godhra in February 2002.Bhatt had claimed that he had
attended a meeting in this regard on February 27, 2002 at Modi's residence in Gandhinagar.
Recently, the Gujarat government issued Bhatt a show-cause notice over a video purportedly showing
him with a woman. It sought his explanation for allegedly having extra-marital relationship; Bhatt
denied that the man in the video was him........
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