Myth 4: The Gujarat police turned a blind eye to the rioting
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 12-Concocted Lies and Myths by the media |
Fact: Even though the situation was terrible, the police performed its work extremely efficiently. The police force was woefully insufficient. Uday Mahurkar reports for India Today (18 March 2002):
“Ahmedabad has a police force of 6,000, including 1,500 armed personnel. In addition, the entire state has just four companies (530 jawans) of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of which only one company could be spared for Ahmedabad. Considering that the mobs that simultaneously surfaced at nearly half a dozen places numbered from 2,000 to 10,000, the forces proved woefully inadequate. At one point on February 28 there were at least 25,000 people targeting the Muslim localities in Ahmedabad alone.”
See link: http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20020318/cover.shtml
Despite this, the police fired more than 3,900 rounds in the first three days alone. As many as 98 people were shot dead by the police in the first three days, majority of whom are Hindus. For the complete period of rioting, despite the presence of the Army, the police fired as many 15,000 tear gas shells, and a total of 10,500 rounds. Out of the total people killed in the riots, about 20 % have been shot dead by the police.
Infact- the encyclopaedia wikipedia reports-based on sound sources-that as many as 200 policemen laid their lives trying to quell the violence during the riots.
Out of the 25,486 accused, the Gujarat police arrested as many as 25,204 people. This clearly shows the efficiency of the Gujarat police. On March 1st and 2nd and afterwards, Muslims too rioted and they too were killed in police firing.
The Gujarat police saved as many as 2,500 Muslims in Sanjeli, a town in North Gujarat, 5,000 Muslims in Bodeli, in Vadodara and about 10,000 Muslims in Viramgam. A total of about 24,000 Muslims were saved in the first three days alone. Police officials themselves suffered injuries in trying to save the Muslims, as reported by the weekly India Today.
See link: http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20020422/states.shtml
The steps taken to control the violence were-
1-The Indian Express dated 28th February 2002 reported that the State Government had deployed the Rapid Action Force in Ahmedabad and other sensitive areas and the Centre sent in CRPF personnel-on February 27 itself even before a single riot had taken place. This was also reported by Mid Day dated 28 February- and also The Times of India.
See link: http://www.mid-day.com/news/2002/feb/21232.htm
This is mentioned in 3rd catagory- 7th paragraph
2- The Hindu reported in its issue dated 28th February 2002 that “Shoot-at-sight” orders had been given in Godhra on February 27 itself. And so did ALL the English dailies that day. Also read the sentence-” the state government has appealed to the people to maintain peace.”
Link: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/02/28/stories/2002022803070100.htm
3-The Hindustan Times reported in its issue dated 28 February 2002 that the entire police force of 70,000 was deployed in Gujarat on 27 February itself-after the shocking massacre in Godhra-in view of apprehensions that riots might break out. This was also reported by British daily The Telegraph the same day.
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/1386341/Hindus-massacred-on-blazing-train.html
See second last paragraph of this report.
4-827 preventive arrests were made on the evening of February 27 itself-on Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s orders-on his return to Ahmedabad from Godhra. This was reported by weekly India Today dated 18 March 2002.
5-On February 28 -despite the deployment of the entire police force, the CRPF personnel and the Rapid Action Force-the situation slipped out of control-according to The Hindu dated 1st March 2002.
See link: http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/01/stories/2002030103030100.htm
6-Despite the fact that the situation slipped out of control-the mob sizes were unpreceedented-and the police were overwhelmingly outnumbered-the police did its best. The police fired more than 1,000 rounds on the first day of the riots-i.e. February 28.
Link: Same as Number 5’s link- but this doesnt mention 1000 rounds- which were fired that day- including 600 in Ahmedabad
7-The Hindu reported in its issue dated 1st March 2002-that atleast 10 persons were believed to have been killed in police firing in Ahmedabad alone by evening of February 28. ( Same link as number 5, pragraphs 2 and 9 from the top).
5 Hindus were shot dead outside Ehsan Jafri’s house on Feb 28-according to India Today weekly-dated 18 March 2002.
8-Curfew was clapmed in Godhra on 27 February itself-as reported by The Hindu dated 28 February 2002. Also reported by all English dailies- such as Times of India- dated 28 Feb.
Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2256789,prtpage-1.cms or
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020228/main1.htm
9-An indefinite curfew was clamped in 26 cities and towns in the State, including parts of Ahmedabad, Surat, Baroda, Rajkot, Nadiad, Anand and Kaira on February 28 in addition to the indefinite curfew in force in Godhra since February 27-according to The Hindu dated 1st March 2002- and every English daily the next day and also weeklies- like India Today- which covered events till Feb 28 in its issue dated 11 March 2002.
Link: http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/01/stories/2002030103030100.htm
10- The Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, frantically called the Army units to Ahmedabad on February 28-as reported by the The Hindu dated 1st March 2002.
See link: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/03/01/stories/2002030103030100.htm
See 8th paragraph from the top.
11-The Indian Express and The Hindu both reported that Army units started arriving in Ahmedabad on the night of February 28-in their issues the next day-i.e. 1st March 2002. This shows that the Army units reached Ahmedabad so quickly-that the newspapers had the time to report their arrival on February 28 itself itself and publish it on 1st March!
(Same link as number 5- 8th paragraph from the top)
12-The Army staged a flag march in Ahmedabad on 1st March 2002 at 11:30 AM-as reported by weekly India Today in its issue dated 18th March 2002. The Hindu and The Indian Express and all major dailies also reported that the Army staged flag marches in Ahmedabad-and also Vadodara on 1st March 2002.
13-The Army began flag marches in the worst-affected areas of Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot and Godhra cities and the `shoot at sight’ order was extended to all 34 curfew-bound cities and towns in Gujarat on 1st March 2002-as per The Hindu dated 2nd March 2002.
See link: http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/02/stories/2002030203050100.htm
14-The Gujarat police fired a total of around 4,000 rounds in the first three days alone. This-despite the presence of the Army for 2 out of the 3 days. The police also arrested more than 4,000 people in the first 3 days alone- majority of whom are Hindus. As on 6 May 2002- 35,000 people had been arrested for rioting by the police- the highest ever in Gujarat- not even in 1969 and 1985 were so many arrested. On 28 April 2002- The Times of India reported that 9954 Hindus and 4035 Muslims were arrested by police as substantive arrests and 17947 Hindus and 3616 Muslims were arrested as a preventive measure. This gives a total of 27,901 Hindus and 7651 Muslims arrested as on 28 April 2002- a total of 35,552 arrests- the highest ever in Gujarat.
15-The Gujarat police shot dead 98 people in the first three days-majority of whom are Hindus.
16-The Hindu reported in its issue dated 4th March 2002-that only 2 deaths were reported on 3rd March in the entire state-and the violence has ended on 3rd March 2002. Thus-the Gujarat government managed to control the situation in 3 days-even after the shocking massacre in Godhra-while it took previous Congress governments 6 months to stop the riots in 1969 and 1985-even without any cause as Godhra.
A must read article on the role of the Gujarat Government in controlling violence is:
http://www.gujaratriots.com/29/role-of-the-government-in-controlling-violence/
Dear Ramesh
First of all, I am not a hindu, or a muslim or christian or any one else. I am Indian. A wife and daughter of a army officer. Raised and taught to believe and respect all religions, gods and all holy books. Wished you could have got the same teachings in life.
Whereas your knowledge of Quran is concerned, I am impressed that you took the pains of going through the whole Quran, but unfortunately you misinterpreted it.
First and basic fact about Quran is that IT IS ONLY FOR MUSLIMS and not for any other religion or for people who are non-muslims. ANY OTHER PERSON WHO IS A NON-MUSLIM IS NOT IN THE PICTURE IN QURAN.So dont worry Allah has nothing to do with you but yes Mata Rani or Ram Bhagwan might have to do with it.
If I would have taken each single verse of yours, and would have commented on it, the crux of the story would have been same.
And yes, calling all muslims as terrorists is also very wrong part. I agree there are few people who do extremely wrong in the name of Allah, but the problem is that they all are ignorant just like you.They all have misinterpreted the verses of Quran just as you did.
No religion or holy book teaches voilence my friend, I ll say again that Quran says that non-believers in Allah ( As it is talking only about muslims and for NO OTHER RELIGION MY FRIEND, NO OTHER RELIGION )will be punished. And yes criminals like who did all those things to people in Gujarat, or in mumbai riots or anywhere else in the world, deserves to be punished like this. Rotting in hell. I hope you agree with me here.
My dear friend, I ll pray for that you decide soon and very soon to stop being a ATHEISTS.
I think that you must have faced something awful in life that made you the way you are and filled your heart with so much hatred. I ll pray to God to give you peace in heart. This is the truth which is painful for me to believe, that my fellowman is in so much pain. I wish it goes away.
And yes you need to open your eyes to the harsh truth of this world THAT ALL OF THIS WAS A POLITICAL GIMMICK. Please be a enlightened citizen of this nation. And help it grow. Dont blindly believe what politicians say, try seeing the real motive please.
It is good talking to you, keep writing and take care. Good day
I want to respect humanity and have brotherhood. The one who doesnt want that are ISLAM and Quran- which are violent and cruel- and intolerant.
And I am an atheist. What does Allah promise to do about atheists?
What happened in Godhra was not because of any politics- but because ISLAM ORDERS MUSLIMS TO DO SO- ROAST ALIVE CHILDREN AND WOMEN. You have attempted to rationalize (pathetically)
the Quranic passages that I have given. As a minimum- you could have tried to refute each one one by one. REALLY YOU ARE TOO SCARED TO LOOK AT THE TRUTH- which is too painful.
Well amber- do you think I have not studied the Quran and Islam?
Assuming that you are a Hindu- I will repeat my line- “The capacity of Hindus for self-deception is extra ordinary. They will invent any amount of fairytales to avoid facing the fact QURAN TEACHES VIOLENCE and wages war on Hinduism.
There is not a single verse in the entire Quran which says that- “Unbelievers mean bad people- even if they worship Allah. Believers are good people -even if they worship idols, one God, many Gods, ore no GOD”
Unbelievers mean those do not believe that Muhammad was a messenger of God- i.e. non-Muslims. These are not the only passages in the Quran which I can quote. There are a total of 3600 such passages out of total 6300 in the Quran which are objectionable.
IF YOU PRODUCE A SINGLE VERSE IN THE QURAN WHICH SAYS THAT UNBELIEVERS MEAN BAD PEOPLE- EVEN IF THEY ARE IDOLATORS, MONOTHEISTS, POLYTHEISTS OR ATHEISTS- WHILE BELIEVERS ARE GOOD PEOPLE EVEN IF THEY ARE IDOLATORS, MONOTHEISTS, POLYTHEISTS OR ATHEISTS- I will say you have a point.
The Quran is absolutely clear on its status to non-Muslims. It says-
“Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a tremendous sin.” (Quran 4:48)
So MAHATMA GANDHI WILL ROT IN HELL FOREVER BECAUSE HE WAS A POLYTHEIST- WHILE A MUSLIM MURDERER CAN GET MERCY FROM ALLAH.
Even if a person is indeed wrong and sinful- you think pouring boiling oil and roasting him- and inserting hooked iron rods is proper? This is what Allah promises to do with non-Muslims.
Dear man- wake up from your slumber. FACE THE PAINFUL TRUTH THAT QURAN TEACHES VIOLENCE AND WAR- and TERRORISM. It promises to wipe out fingertips, and smash necks of people. (8:12)
Moreover my friend, you don’t have to go in deep of religious books to find out the reason of everything that happened in gujrat, just read these qoutes cited on this website..
” 16-The Hindu reported in its issue dated 4th March 2002-that only 2 deaths were reported on 3rd March in the entire state-and the violence has ended on 3rd March 2002. Thus-the Gujarat government managed to control the situation in 3 days-even after the shocking massacre in Godhra-while it took previous Congress governemnts 6 months to stop the riots in 1969 and 1985-even without any cause as Godhra.”
Kindly understand that the reason for what happened in gujarat or for that matter any where in India earlier is not result of religious diffrences but a result of political diffrences. Don’t let any one take use of our religious feelings for their political gains.
Dear Ramesh
I assume that you have gone through the Holy Quran before mentioning these quotes here. I assume that as a adult with stable understanding and normal IQ lebel, you should very well understand what these qoutes actually mean is that one who does not believe in Allah ( Meaning GOD as u understand that muslims call their god so )will be punished like this. These quotes rather mean that the one who does not believe in GOD and not Alaah specifically and follow the path of unrighteous will be punished. Like the ones who committed the crimes in Godhra as well as in whole gujrat riots.
My friend defending any wrong doings by anyone, no matter what religion, is always wrong.
Ram Bhagwan, Krishna bhagwan, Jesus Christ, Allah, Guru grant Sahib…. all preached to human being to do what is righteous and willing to Dear Lord.
Killing and hurting HIS human beings in HIS very name is always wrong. No matter what religion you belong. Insulting HIS creations is insulting HIM only. No matter you pray to Ram, Krishna, Allah, Jesus or any of his name.
They are all Lords name. Kindly respect them. No matter which religion you follow. You are following his PATH.
lOVE AND RESPECT WHAT GOD HAS CREATED. NO MATTER PRAY HIM BY WHATEVER NAME YOU WANT TO BUT DON’T DISRESPECT YOUR GOD.
We all are his children and he has said– Love your brothers and sisters.
Please do this and lets create a healthy and humble place to live in so that our LORD / BHAGWAN / ALLAH / BABAJI and all the names we have given HIM, can be proud of us.
Well Farhana- I think danger to India and Humanity is from passages in the Quran- like this-
“These two antagonists dispute with each other about their Lord: But those who deny (their Lord),- for them will be cut out a garment of Fire: over their heads will be poured out boiling water. With it will be scalded what is within their bodies, as well as (their) skins. In addition there will be maces of iron (to punish) them. Every time they wish to get away therefrom, from anguish, they will be forced back therein, and (it will be said), “Taste ye the Penalty of Burning!” (Quran 22: 19-22)
“And if any believe not in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared, for those who reject Allah, a Blazing Fire!” (Quran 48:13)
” But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, and seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem.” (Quran 9:5)
“I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them ” (Quran 8:12)
“We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve, because they set up with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority, and their abode is the fire, and evil is the abode of the unjust.” (Quran 3:151)
Well Farhana- these are just a few passages. I can quote one hundred more such passages- at least. Instead of blaming Hindus- I think Islam must be condemned for these cruel teachings.
i agree with deepak and jack.. Mr. vivek, i think tou should first remember we are first humans and after that indians.. i think people who bias based on hindus and muslims are uneducated and you are 1 of them.. india would do a lot better without people like you
Ramji Killed those who cam to fight him, and even then he gave them chance to surrender. You guys killed innocent young babies and women also
Bhishm killed Dusshasan, not his entire family. You guys killed people who had nothing to do with Godhra.
You will do arrange marriage because love is not made for you, u cannot love anything but LOVE TO HATE.
To,Deepakji,
Thanks for giving suggestion to me about sex.But for me sex,girlfriend,is not so important. No and never.Even i don’t like the concept of girlfriend.Arrange marriage is best way of getting married.I am supporting Hinduism,is it mean that i am TAPPORI type of fellow?Jo chije muzko achchi nahi lagati uss things se main hamesha dur rahata hun! When i was in college life,i broke up many friend because they were liked to tourchered girls psychologicaly.you are under wrong impression about me thats why i am explaining all this things!
Badala lena hi human honi ki nishani hain,Deepakji! Jo badla nahi leta wo insan nahi hota!
Tell me one thing.In Ramayana,main criminal was Ravana.But Prabhu ShreeRam destroyed all his army,Ravana,his son Indrajeet,Kumbhkaran but except Bhibishan.Ok? why? Shree Ramji ko yeh malum tha ke aj in sabko mara to hi iss Aryavart ka kuch accha ho sakata hain! Kya ye RAMJI ka revenge nahi tha?
Let me give you another example of Mahabharata.The famous war of Mahabharata was fully based on REVENGE.The way BHIMSEN Killed Dussashana was horrible! Ye Badla nahi tha ?
Think on it properly.Gujarat me start muslim logon ne ki,end
Bajarang Dal ne kiya!Agar BJD ye nahi karti to un logon ki himmat future me bad jati!
our prayer says to our motherland that
TWADI YAY KARYA BADDHAKATIYAMSHUBHAM ASHISHAM DEHI TAT SFURTAYET!
And our aim is
VIJAYETRI CHANAHAT SANHATA KARYA SHAKTI | VIDHAYASYA DHARMASYA SAURAKSHANAM!
Get it?
Jai Shree Ram! Jai shreeKRISHNA!
Vandey Mataram!
What is Unbelievable shocking is, even though the site stil lat one pooint feels that what happend post godhra was indeed bad, this animal Vivek not once said that even though fault of muslims at Godhra, what happened in after that was also bad.
He does not feel that all those innocents who died, suffered at all! To him, they deserved it!! Why?? how did they deserve to die??
Not once, I saw in his comments accepting that post godhra was indeed unfortunate, he is so proud of people dying, even if muslims at gopdhra did a terrible crime, the aftermath was also as terrible as the Godhra itself, but NOT TO HIM!! NOT TO HIM!!
Can a soul be this depraved of love and affection?? VIVEK BHAI, IM DONE TALKING WITH YOU FOR A WHILE, MAY BE AFTER A WHILE I WILL ARGUE WITH YOU AGAIN!