Dr. Jashvantsinh Parmar, an old BJP hand, has been chosen as a candidate for the Rajya Sabha election. Parmar, who contested the 2017 assembly polls as a rebel independent candidate, expressed surprise at the party's decision. Read more about Parmar's political journey and his parents' affiliation with the BJP.
The prosecution stated that on February 28, 2002 the victims were killed and their bodies were disposed of by burning to conceal any potential evidence.
A court at Halol town in Gujarat's Panchmahal district has acquitted 22 people, accused of killing 17 members of a minority community including two children, for want of evidence in a case stemming from the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots.