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By fielding Bhatt's wife Shweta in the Gujarat Assembly By fielding Bhatt's wife Shweta in the Gujarat Assembly polls, Javadekar said, "It is clear today which forces are working behind Sanjiv Bhatt, after his wife became a Congress candidate." BJP vice-president Purshottam Rupala, however, tried to downplay the candidature of Shweta saying, "There is nothing to comment on the development". State Congress leaders were unavailable for their comments on why they chose Shweta to take on Modi. Sanjiv Bhatt, in an affidavit in the Supreme Court last year, had alleged complicity on the part of Modi in the 2002 riots. He also deposed against Modi before the Nanavati Commission, probing the riots. Bhatt, who was the Principal, SRP Training School, was later suspended by the state government. Bhatt was recently charge sheeted for murder in a custodial torture case by a court in Jamnagar district. PTI VKB PD GK DV