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Gujarat backtracks

By Manas Dasgupta

GANDHINAGAR MARCH 22. In an apparent bid to wriggle out of the tight spot it finds itself in over the alleged discriminatory use of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), the Gujarat Government, on the eve of the joint session of Parliament, has decided to withdraw for the time being the application of POTO against those arrested in connection with the Godhra train carnage.

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