Is this the final turn that Modi will ever take

The most recent development in Gujarat has come to the attention of the entire country. It is the arrest of the top cop Sanjeev Bhatt, on the charges of threatening his subordinate. The situation is not as simple as it seems which hopefully is being seen by the people of this country. Because this officer is none other than the one who alleged complicity of Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots that had affected the entire state, and had led to the death of more than 2000 Muslims.

Hence this move, according to me is one of the most bold and most naïve ones from the side of Narendra Modi. It is more than obvious that after distracting the masses from the 2002 issue, with the aid of the ‘sadbhavna’ fast and the rally at the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Modi assumed that it was time to completely remove all hurdles from his path. To add to the pressure, there is the internal rift that is on within the BJP, especially between the two prominent 2014 candidates of the party, LK Advani and Modi himself.

Although the cop has been arrested, the pressure is only increasing on Modi in the form of a backlash from the masses, and I would say it is well deserved. Because the day a nation stoops to the level where whistleblowers can be so easily removed from public sight, will be the true end of our democracy and of our hope towards a better future. Thus I decided to highlight a few important factors from this situation that clearly highlight the real scenario from the fake one that is being projected by the Modi government.

Firstly, the charge that he has been arrested on was filed three months ago, and surprisingly for all this while there was no information or activity carried out on the issue.

Secondly, the precise complaint is said to be an FIR registered by KD Pant, one of the constables of the Gujarat police, who had worked as Bhatt’s driver during the 2002 riots.

Thirdly, the constable in context is the same one who was being defended by Bhatt under the claim that Pant was threatened with dire consequences and arrest by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing some of the 2002 riot cases on the directions of the Supreme Court. He had further alleged Pant was virtually treated like an accused by the SIT during his questioning on April 5, 2011.

If these contradictions are not enough to tell the true story, then there is more that one can get convinced with. 

Ever since Bhatt’s arrest his house has been raided twice by the cops. Moreover his wife has written to all the senior officials in the state about the misconduct with which these searches are being carried out. She also stated that Bhatt was "surprisingly shifted to the City Crime Branch which has bad reputation of fake encounters".

In a surprising take, the BJP has backed the arrest of the 1988 IPS batch officer. With the claim that just because someone points a finger at Narendra Modi, does not mean that the law ceases to exist for him. The irony of the situation is in the fact that, because one points a finger at Modi, the law suddenly becomes over active towards them.

I have mentioned all the necessary facts above, as for the moment I can only urge the citizens of this country, especially the ones in Gujarat to prevent this unconstitutional activity from happening. There is also the true test of media in this incident, as Bhatt stated from within police custody, "I cannot say anything right now as I am in police custody. It is not the right time. If I want I can say lot of things but would not like to comment. It is now for media to decide what is right and what is wrong."