In 2002 , he served with retired justice Hosbet Suresh on an Indian People 's Tribunal headed by justice V. R. Krishna Iyer to investigate the 2002 Gujarat riots . Their report includes testimony of the then Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) minister Haren Pandya ( since murdered ) , who testified about a meeting convened by Narendra Modi on the evening of the Godhra train burning . At this meeting , officials were instructed not to obstruct the Hindu rage following the incident . The report also highlighted a second meeting , held in Lunawada village of Panchmahal district , attended by state ministers Ashok Bhatt , and Prabhatsinh Chauhan , and other BJP and RSS leaders , where " detailed plans were made on the use of kerosene and petrol for arson and other methods of killing . "
Godhra train burning
Godhra train burning
P. B. Sawant