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2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah backs Maya Kodnani's alibi
Last updated on Sep 18, 2017, 12:11 pm
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BJP chief Amit Shah has backed the alibi of Maya Kodnani, a party leader accused in the Gujarat riots case, who says she wasn't present when 11 Muslims were killed in Naroda Gam of Ahmedabad.
According to Kodnani, on February 28, 2002, she went straight to a hospital she ran in Ahmedabad from the Assembly. Shah and others were present there too, she claimed.
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In this articleMaya Kodnani: A Sindhi woman rises to power in Gujarat Deadliest massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots Maya Kodnani: Primary accused in the Naroda Patiya massacre Maya Memsaab, the absconder: A minister with many firsts 28 years for Maya Kodnani in Naroda-Patiya massacre case Amit Shah to be defence witness for Maya Kodnani 2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah backs Maya Kodnani's alibi
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Introduction
Maya Kodnani: A Sindhi woman rises to power in Gujarat
![Maya Kodnani: A Sindhi woman rises to power in Gujarat]( "Maya Kodnani: A Sindhi woman rises to power in Gujarat")
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Maya Kodnani entered politics in 1995 for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections.
She served as AMC Standing Committee's first woman chairperson in 1997.
She became BJP legislator from Naroda in 1998 and then became general secretary of the Gujarat Pradesh BJP Mahila Morcha.
She won in 2002 and 2006 assembly election and then joined Modi's cabinet as Minister for Women and Child Development.
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Historical
Deadliest massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots
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Almost 100 Muslims were killed in the 3-day violence in Naroda Patiya after the Godhra train was burnt in. More violence took place at Naroda Gram where 11 Muslims were killed.
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Fall of Kodnani
Maya Kodnani: Primary accused in the Naroda Patiya massacre
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Kodnani was convicted for organizing the Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya massacres on 28 February 2002.
Witnesses claimed that Kodnani was present at the scene of the crimes, which she denied.
In 2008, a Special Investigation Team uncovered phone records that placed her at the scene.
It also showed that she was in touch with top police officials, the CM office, and Home Minister.
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Do you know?
Maya Memsaab, the absconder: A minister with many firsts
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She became first Sindhi woman to become a Gujarat cabinet minister and the first Gujarat minister who "has been declared an absconder". She resurfaced only after getting an anticipatory bail which was later cancelled by the court.
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31 Aug 2012
28 years for Maya Kodnani in Naroda-Patiya massacre case
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Mayaben Kodnani was sentenced to 28 years in jail in the Gujarat riot's Naroda-Patiya massacre case.
The judge said she had abandoned her duties as an MLA.
The court further observed that Dr. Kodnani was the "kingpin of entire riots in the Naroda-Patiya area" and that "she led the mob and incited them to violence. She abetted and supported the violent mob".
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13 Apr 2017
Amit Shah to be defence witness for Maya Kodnani
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A special court allowed Maya Kodnani's application to call BJP president Amit Shah and 13 others as her defence witnesses.
Her counsel said that the contradictory statements of 3 prosecution witnesses about Kodnani's whereabouts made it necessary to call upon Amit Shah to establish Kodnani's alibi.
Kodnani said she met Shah in the state Assembly in Gandhinagar on the day of riots.
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18 Sep 2017
2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah backs Maya Kodnani's alibi
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BJP chief Amit Shah has backed the alibi of Maya Kodnani, a party leader accused in the Gujarat riots case, who says she wasn't present when 11 Muslims were killed in Naroda Gam of Ahmedabad.
According to Kodnani, on February 28, 2002, she went straight to a hospital she ran in Ahmedabad from the Assembly. Shah and others were present there too, she claimed.
