Centre cautions UP govt on withdrawing ‘terrorist’ cases
28 Nov 2012 6:18 AM IST
The Centre on Tuesday cautioned the Uttar Pradesh government of any move to withdraw cases against suspects of the 2006 Varanasi blasts, saying even an ‘iota of evidence’ against terrorists would set a ‘bad precedent’.
Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh also hoped that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav would go through the files of the suspects in the case before taking any such step.
‘In any case, that is the Government of Uttar Pradesh taking view on that. I haven’t reviewed those cases. If there is some kind of recommendation that come from Uttar Pradesh, be it any terrorist case, if there is an iota of evidence against any terrorist, I think that would set a bad precedent,’ he told reporters here.
‘...and I am sure that the Chief Minister has taken everything into view and gone through the file before he takes any such step,’ the Minister said.
Singh was responding to questions on the UP government seeking permission from the Allahabad High Court to withdraw cases against two suspects of 2006 Varanasi serial blasts which had claimed 25 lives.
Union Minister of State for Home R P N Singh also hoped that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav would go through the files of the suspects in the case before taking any such step.
‘In any case, that is the Government of Uttar Pradesh taking view on that. I haven’t reviewed those cases. If there is some kind of recommendation that come from Uttar Pradesh, be it any terrorist case, if there is an iota of evidence against any terrorist, I think that would set a bad precedent,’ he told reporters here.
‘...and I am sure that the Chief Minister has taken everything into view and gone through the file before he takes any such step,’ the Minister said.
Singh was responding to questions on the UP government seeking permission from the Allahabad High Court to withdraw cases against two suspects of 2006 Varanasi serial blasts which had claimed 25 lives.
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