Commentary/Dilip D'Souza
The Inquiry
The terms of reference of the commission were amended by
the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government to include the
March 12, 1993, serial bombings case by government notifications
dated May 24, 1995 and July 21, 1995.
First sitting to record
evidence April 27, 1993
Number of working days till
January 23, 1996 372
Witnesses examined till
January 23, 1996 402
Public witnesses 240
Police witnesses 160
Government officials 2
Police stations examined 23
Police stations remaining to
be examined 3
Police stations dropped 41
Number of affidavits filed
before commission 2,125
Number of affidavits
pertaining to bomb blasts 6
Public affidavits 1571
Police affidavits 549
Government officials'
affidavits 2
(All figures above are from the commission office).
Amount spent till
January 1996 Rs 17 million
(Quoted by the chief minister when terminating the inquiry in
January)
Adjournments asked
for by Shiv Sena 25
(Quoted by Niloufer Bhagwat, advocate appearing before the commission).
The Srikrishna inquiry resumed on June 24, 1996. It is open to
the public between 11 am and 2 pm, and 2.45 pm and 4.45 pm, Monday
to Friday, at:
Room 13, ground floor,
Bombay high court, Maharshi Karve Marg,
off Flora Fountain, behind Hong Kong Bank.
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