26/11 accused David Headley’s revelation that Ishrat Jahan was a member of the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, has kicked off a new twitter debate.
Headley, while testifying before a Mumbai court on Thursday via video-link from the US, said that Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in police encounter in 2004, was a Lashkar member.
He said, “Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi told me about botched operation of Muzammil in India, he explained about the operation. The operation was about to shoot police at some naka. One woman LeT named Ishrat Jahan was involve d.”
The Gujarat’s BJP government has often been accused of carrying out a fake encounter of Ishrat calling it extra-judicial murder.
But the new revelation by Headley on Ishrat’s identity has ignited an intense debate on social media platforms.
While the supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other nationalists have launched scathing attack against their rivals using ‘i-told-you-so’ analogy, others questioned the deposition of a terrorist.
Here’s an example of how the twitter conversation is shaping up on Ishrat Jahan.
I just heard a BJP spokesperson literally gloating on #IshratJahan case. Does Modi Sarkar thus officially endorse fake encounters??
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) February 11, 2016
Uff Doval fanboys, so you believe #Headley over CBI, Justice Tamang, supreme court judges, gujarat cops who stuck their neck out. Got it
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) February 11, 2016
And this is the brilliant line of questioning by our Padmashri Ujjwal Nikam which 'proves' ishrat a terrorist. pic.twitter.com/mNexuteU5P
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) February 11, 2016
Is Ishrat a 'terrorist' an 'inconvenient truth' and should we be trusting Headley more than CBI/MHA/'witnesses'? https://t.co/qXFOmne5A8
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) February 11, 2016
Now the terrorist's voice will become the Gospel truth on Ishrat Jahan! And I'm bracing myself for twitter trolling!
— Rifat Jawaid (@RifatJawaid) February 11, 2016
People still defending "Bihar's daughter Ishrat Jahan", are questioning Ujjawal Nikam! He is India's hero…you terror sympathizers. Shame
— Manak Gupta (@manakgupta) February 11, 2016
David Headly says Ishrat Jahan was a terrorist. AAP activists called her innocent.
AAP Supporter: But what about foreign trips of Modi
— Rahul Raj (@bhak_sala) February 11, 2016
Unbelievable..Paying homage to martyr soldier in 1st tweet..& defending terrorist Ishrat Jahan in 2nd tweet..Indian journos r BIG hypocrites
— Paresh Rawal fan (@Babu_Bhaiyaa) February 11, 2016
Barkha Dutt,Rana Ayyub etc must answer WHO motivated them to declare Pak back terrorists Ishrat Jahan, Sohrabuddin etc as innocent victims?
— MadhuPurnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) February 11, 2016
To those in denial: Ishrat Jahan was in the Animal Husbandry department and angelic to boot. She died when she slipped in JNU. Dolts.
— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) February 11, 2016