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BJP President Amit Shah appeared in an Ahmedabad sessions court Monday as a defence witness for former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani.
"Maya Kodnani was not present in Naroda Gam, she was inside the state assembly at 8.30 am," Shah told the court.
Maya Kodnani was not present in Naroda Gam, she was inside the state assembly at 8.30 am: Amit Shah in court
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From 9:30 am to 9:45 am I was at the Civil Hospital & I met Maya Kodnani there: Amit Shah in Ahmedabad Court
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"From 9:30 am to 9:45 am I was at the Civil Hospital & I met Maya Kodnani there," Shah added.
Gujarat: BJP President Amit Shah appears before a sessions court in Ahmedabad as Maya Kodnani's witness in 2002 Naroda Gam riots case. pic.twitter.com/iWkgMQXndl
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Kodnani is among 82 accused of killing 11 Muslims in Naroda Gam during the Gujarat riots of 2002.
Kodnani has already been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Naroda Patiya case in which 97 Muslims were killed.