Human rights lawyer Anand Yagnik said the Gujarat government s decision (to grant remission to the convicts) was not in conformity with law but something that appeared to have been passed under certain "social, religious and political pressure". With the Supreme Court s judgment, the rule of law has prevailed, he said.
In a major setback for Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Supreme Court of India Monday January 08, 2024 cancelled the Gujarat government’s decision to release Bilkis Bano rape convicts.
The AAP says that Yuvrajsinh Jadeja’s whistle-blowing act deserves to be felicitated and that his arrest on extortion charges makes one suspicious of the government's integrity.