The petitioners said that the affidavit filed by the BJP-led government "discloses that political groups linked to the Union were themselves involved in the communal crimes".
An affidavit was filed by the MHA before a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala which was hearing a PIL by Rev. Peter Machado of the National Solidarity Forum and Rev.
'The deafening silence of the Prime Minister on atrocities against Christians over a long period of time in different parts of the country is significantly notable,' said Khasi Jaintia Christian Leaders Forum.