Ahmedabad/ New Delhi, Oct 4
Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt refused to make any compromise with the Gujarat Government after a local court proposed that if he went on police remand for about three hours, his bail plea could be heard today itself.

The response by Bhatt, who has accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 post-Godhra riots, came after Sessions Judge GN Patel made the proposal during hearing on the state government's revision application for his remand.

"I cannot compromise with those goons. Whatever wrong the government wants to do I do not care. I will tolerate it," Bhatt said.

Bhatt's lawyer Sayed said, "The court suggested to Bhatt that he should go for two or three hours remand and his bail application will be heard later in the day. To this suggestion, Bhatt told the judge that he was ready to be in jail for a longer duration, but will not compromise on his principles and was confident that the rule of law will prevail.”

The court reserved the order on the state government's remand revision application of Bhatt for October 7.

Meanwhile in the National Capital, the Centre asked the Narendra Modi government to provide adequate security to Sanjeev Bhatt and his family following an appeal from his wife. Shveta Bhatt had expressed apprehensions that the arrested IPS officer could be "physically ill-treated" and that there was "danger to his life" from a "vindictive administration". The Centre has also decided to carry out an independent assessment of the threat perception to Bhatt and his family members.