Gujarat 2002 also called operation kalank was an investigative report on the 2002 gujarat riots published by indias tehelka news magazine in its 7 november 2007 issue. The 2002 violence against muslims in gujarat persists as a dark blot on indias reputation for religious equality, said meenakshi ganguly, south asia director at human rights watch. Those many years after the 2002 gujarat riots, chief minister narendra modi is changing partners. Survivors of the gujarat riots speak out newsnight. Crime against humanity volume i an inquiry into the carnage in gujarat list of incidents and evidence by concerned citizens tribunal gujarat 2002 history of communal violence in gujarat. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was. Bbc hindi correspondent rehan fazal arrived in gujarat on 28 february 2002, to.
Heidelberg papers in south asian and comparative politics. The events in ahmedabad do not fit into any conceivable definition of a communal riot. Ethnic violence in gujarat in 2002 killed at least a thousand muslims. 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. More than 100 people have been convicted over the riots in a series of trials over the past 14 years. Babur, british raj, rss interest on ram mandir before independence, bjp loss in 1984 general election, discussion and agreement. Following the initial incident, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. Hindu muslim violence in gujarat 2002 download ebook pdf.
The 2002 violence in gujarat, godhra and after was reported widely by the m. What media didnt report according to a new book, there were glaring cases of hindus living in muslim areas suffering terribly, which were purposely overlooked by the human. This explanatory model of hindumuslim riots has to be verified again in the light of the gujarat riots of 2002. The video footage was screened by the news channel aaj tak. Gujarat 2002 than communal riot might be pogrom or ethnic. And it is having effect, as the muslim world too now sees this tainted state and its government in a. Survivors of the gujarat riots speak out newsnight youtube. Bjps prime ministerial candidate narendra modi broke his silence on the 2002 riots saying that over the years he has answered every possible question on the communal clashes in gujarat. Narendra modi breaks silence on 2002 gujarat riots youtube. If u want to understand the story behind 2002 riots,u need to know the origins of ram mandir problem, right from babur.
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. State participation and complicity in communal violence in gujarat table of contents. Pdf mass human rights violation in gujarat riots 2002. The godhra carnage difference between godhra and other tragic incidents several people unable to understand the sufferings of the hindu society have asked. Narendra modi of the bjp is leading the india polls but many say he is biased against minority muslims. An indian court has convicted 24 people 11 for murder over a massacre during religious riots 14 years ago in gujarat state, then led by the current prime minister, narendra modi. We have no orders to save you state participation and. An indian court has sentenced 11 people to life in prison for murder in one of the many deadly gujarat riots that swept across the western. This paper looks into ups and downs of the cases related to these riots. Explore key developments in the 2002 riots in gujarat that shadowed narendra modis ascent to the prime ministers office. The antimuslim pogrom in gujarat, 2002 general guide to. Jewellerymaker shah jahan mollah confesses to being terrified during the 2002 gujarat riots.
The nature of the violence, the role of the state government, and also of the then chief minister narendra modi were massively debated and discussed. Click download or read online button to get hindu muslim violence in gujarat 2002 book now. The report, based on a sixmonthlong investigation and involving video sting operations, stated that the violence was made possible by the support of the. This paper deals with the mass human rights violation of the muslimindian who suffered economically socially and legally after riot broke out in gujarat after godhra incident.
A special trial court on june 2 will pronounce its verdict on gulberg society massacre case in which 69 people including ex congress parliamentarian ehsan jafri were killed in ahmedabad. Timeline of the riots in modis gujarat the new york times. As a special court on friday awarded sentences to 24 persons convicted in the gulbarg society massacre case, lets take a look at all. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Bbc hindi correspondent rehan fazal arrived in gujarat on 28 february 2002, to cover religious riots that had broken out.
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