The remission granted by the Gujarat government to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case was challenged before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
India Today consulting editor, Rajdeep Sardesai, failed to hold on to his emotions during a live TV debate on Tuesday.
The debate was between Bilkis Bano’s convict’s lawyer(Rishi Malhotra) and Bilkis Bano’s lawyer (Shobha Gupta).
The debate was on the remission of the 11 convicts in the case.
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Rajdeep Sardesai said, “Today it is Bilkis, tomorrow it could be anyone else in the country.”
“We must fight this campaign as right-thinking Indians,” Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai added.
Meanwhile, The remission granted by the Gujarat government to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case was challenged before the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana agreed to look into the matter after advocate Aparna Bhat mentioned the matter seeking an urgent listing on Wednesday. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal also mentioned the matter and said, “The Supreme Court gave a discretion to the government to consider it. We are challenging the remission, not the order of Supreme Court”.
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