At this writing, murders are continuing, with violence spreading to rural. The very decision to hand over the bodies of those killed in the godhra train carnage to vhp officebearers and then allowing them to parade them. The godhra train incident is what most reports about the violence in gujurat, india point to as the starting point for the barbarism and massacre of muslims that followed. The burning of a train in godhra on 27 february 2002, which caused the deaths of 58. What was the reason behind sabarmati train burning at. The godhra train burning was an incident that occurred on the morning of 27 february 2002, in which 58 hindu pilgrims karsevaks returning from ayodhya, were killed in a fire inside the sabarmati express train near the godhra railway station in the indian state of gujarat. Modi was sworn in as the cm in oct 2001, replacing keshubhai patel. The riots were largely the outcome of the anger over the godhra train burning incident. The train, the sabarmati express, left godhra station at 07. Today, february 27, it will be 15 years since the godhra incident that lit the flames of a massive sectarian conflagration.
By the time this writer reached godhra, on march 22, e interestingly, the following. Should narendra modi have resigned after the godhra. The godhra train burning case refers to the train that was returning with passengers from the site of the babri masjid in ayodhya that had been demolished in 1992. Incidents involving a crime or traffic incident should be reported directly to the campus public safety office. When the godhra train incident, in which dozens of hindus were killed and which triggered the antimuslim violence, happened in february 2002, modi had been chief minister of gujarat for only about four months. Seven mysteries of godhra train burning unraveled arab news. This is narendra bhai modi, he just wants peace and discipline and nothing else. Shah, a retired gujarat high court judge, as its only member. The algebra of infinite justice is an important book about important topics. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was a threeday period of intercommunal violence in the western indian state of gujarat. Pdf stands for portable document format and it was created by adobe to ease document exchange. Its statesponsored conspiracy from day1 but sit ignored. Archived from the original pdf on 11 september 2008. The mercy petition for afzal guru, convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the parliament house attack, has not yet been forwarded to president pratibha patil, home minister p.
Since 2008, an acpo working group led by acc steve devine of hertfordshire constabulary has been established and critical incident management has now been embedded into mainstream policing. Sarojini also alleged that those arrested in connection with godhra incident were being tortured through. This notification had elaborated on specific terms of reference of the said commission. The antimuslim pogrom in gujarat, 2002 general guide to. The inciting incident your inciting incident should have a hook, something intriguing, a puzzle or an outrageous character or, my personal favorite, something that makes the reader want to find out whats going on.
Godhra train burning was an incident that occurred on the morning of 27 february 2002, in which 59 people died in a fire inside the sabarmati express train near the godhra. Mansoor was wanted for interrogation in case of the godhra incident which resulted in twentyfold destruction and desecration of the shrines 164. The jurisdiction of the university spread over five district of gujarat state i. Flower petals scattered by the relatives of godhra riots victims are pictured at the doorsteps of a train carriage, that was set on fire in 2002, during the commemoration of the 12th anniversary of godhra riots at godhra in gujarat february 27, 2014. Its mandate was later enlarged to include the investigation of the 2002 gujarat riots.
India of my dreams essay example topics, sample papers. Mark haddon the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime mark haddon the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime this book is dedicated to sos with thanks to kathryn heyman, clare alexander, kate shaw and dave cohen 2. The commission set up by the government of gujarat to investigate the train burning spent 6 years going over the details of the case, and. The train massacre triggered widespread rioting in some parts of gujarat. Dionne bunsha, writing on the gulbarg society massacre and murder of ehsan.
I am just citing what i collected based on my discussions with various people. Flash forward 1994 i was appearing in ndanational defense academ. The godhra carnage and related incidents make a typical case study of international designs and conspiracies to weaken india as an emerging world power. According to official sources 790 muslims and 254 hindus were killed, and as many as 100,000 muslims and 40,000 hindus were rendered homeless. Critical incident management by forces in england and wales. Mumbai bomb explosion, gujarat violence, godhra incident, continuous kashmir carnage, etc. Arundhati roy is at her best, bold and sharp as she should be. This book is a collection of her essays on topics which range from nuclear wars to state orchestrated terrorism. The head quarter of the university is godhra panchmahals. Therefore, my dream of india is an india where religion would no longer be in national focus, where religion would be put into the backyard meant purely for personal. The babri mosque issue is central to understanding the hindu militant revivalism and militancy that has left thousands dead in india in the last 50 years. It gave a clean chit to modi, as well as to police, the bjp, the vishwa hindu parishad and the bajrang dal. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was.
A new controversy hits the congress as the opposition calls the bill drafted by the nac on communal violence a blatant attempt to woo minorities. This is why it is critical to understand exactly what happened there. The word is more than just the name of a town located in panchmahal district in the western indian state of gujarat. As many as 59 pilgrims on board were charred to death when a coach of the train was set on fire. Shri govind guru university was established by the government of gujarat vide gujarat act no. After the godhra train burning incident, a large number of kar sevaks indulged in provocative sloganshouting at godhra railway station and the situation was tenseand what he modi did was to call vhp gujarat general secretary jaideep patel to go to godhra and patel instigated other vhp men and hindus against muslims. Following the initial incident, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. Modi indeed resigned after the riot and sought fresh mandate. The godhra incident had sent shock waves through out gujarat and led to wide spread. Instantly convert text documents, presentations, spreadsheets and images to pdf format with this free online pdf converter. Pdf violence between hindus and muslims is a structural given of. The godhra carnage posted on october 31, 2016 filed under 00 the godhra carnage 11 comments godhra. The godhra train attack occurred in godhra, which is a city located in the indian state of gujarat in 2002.
The nanavatimehta commission is the commission of inquiry appointed by the government of gujarat to probe the godhra train burning incident of 27 february 2002. For the people who died in the attack on the sabarmati. In the manual of their machine different retention times are not. Findings about modi the commission quoted modi as having told it that he was being kept informed about the incident. On the morning of 27 february 2002, the sabarmati express, returning from ayodhya to ahmedabad. Writer of this report, sajjad shaikh wrote karsevaks in the train misbehaved with some washerwomen of signal falia. He believes that the godhra incident was the handiwork of what he calls antinationals.
Bjp was voted into power in gujarat in the 1998 election. This writer spoke to three students who gave her this testimony. Babri masjid has been a source of hindu extremist mobilization for the last 20 years. The commission set up by the government of gujarat to investigate the train burning spent 6 years going over the details of the case, and concluded that the fire was arson committed by a mob of 1,000 to 2,000 people. Mark haddon the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime. Banerjee, retired supreme court judge, presenting its final report to the chairman, railway board, shri j. We have no orders to save you state participation and. State government, in its zeal to politically exploit the godhra fire, had failed to keep the scene of crime off limits to general public.
Godhra was very sensitive area and in fact a lot of other places in gujrat were also very sensitive. Panchmahals, dahod, mahisagar, chhota udepur and vadodara. Shefali, a girl in her midteens, does not want to talk to the media about her mother who also lost her life in the tragedy. Incident report form use this form to report accidents, injuries, medical situations, or student behavior incidents. While the fsl found traces of hydrocarbons in samples from coach s6, the reliability of the fsl report on samples collected from the site is highly doubtful. This incident was used to organize large scale massacres of muslims across the state. Silence is the real crime against humanity nadezhda mandelstam. The high level committee on godhra fire incident, headed by justice u. Was this really a response to the godhra incident or was it, as many suggest, pre mediated. The starting pointp of this incident is burning of a train in godhra on 27 february 2002, which caused the deaths of 58 hindu pilgrims karsevaks returning from ayodhya, is cited as having instigated the violence. Manoj mitta has done his research thoroughly and has come out with a clearly written, to the point analysis of the godhra incident, the riots that followed and whatever happened post the riots. Vassanji has been a writer in residence at the university of iowa, research. On the basis of these, the editorinchief of communalism combat, a. However, under pressure from the upa government and pestered by the national human rights commission and citizens for justice and peace ngo, on october 21st, 2008, the supreme court directed that the prevention of terrorist act pota could not be used against the 4 accused in the godhra train burning incident, whose trial was to be held under the provisions of the indian penal code.
Modi did ask for ranjhanstan, maharastra and mp government for. Writing about hindumuslim riots in india today, representations 37 1990 2755. Analysts and professional strategists of all ideological inclinations converge on one forecast that india is going to be a major player on the international scene sooner rather than later. Babri masjid is a threedome mosque structure in faizabadayodhya which was established in 1526 by babar. If you are reading this, then do read his book on the 1984 riots in delhi, which he cowrote with h. Day before yesterday in godhra, the incident in which forty women and children were burnt alive had to naturally evoke a shocking response in the.
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