01 - The Godhra Carnage
Difference between Godhra and other tragic incidents
Posted on May 18, 2009 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
Several people- unable to understand the sufferings of the Hindu society- have asked- “Why did riots occur only after Godhra? Why was nobody targeted after the Akshardham temple attack- or after the attacks on Mumbai on 26 November 2008?”
Well- the answers are many. The terrorist attacks in many parts of India- such [...]
Communal history of Godhra for the record
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
Godhra is main centre of Panchmahal district, which is considered to be communally very sensitive. Chronology of a few communal riots/atrocities is appended below:
1927-28 Murder of Shri P. M. Shah, a leading local representative of the
Hindus.
1946 Mr. Sadva Hazi & Mr. Chudighar, pro-Pakistani Muslim leaders were responsible for attack on a Parsi Solapuri [...]
The entire happenings in Godhra-How the massacre occurred
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
We have seen the bloody communal history of the town. Now let us see the exact horrid, lurid details of the massacre of 27th February 2002 with the background.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) had organized a ‘Purnahuti Yagya’ in Ayodhya in February- March 2002. People participating in this ‘Yagya’ had simply participated and [...]
Read More..>>Account of a 16-year-old survivor
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
On the 27th February, the Ahmedabad bound Sabarmati Express, carrying karsevaks from Ayodhya was barbarously attacked and burnt at Godhra in which around 60 karsevaks laid their lives. Gayatri Panchal a young eleventh class student was also amongst those who were returning from Ayodhya. She is a surviving witness to the inhuman atrocious [...]
Read More..>>The reaction of the English media
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
The rioting in Gujarat in the first three days after Godhra was a result of not just the massacre at Godhra. It was the result of something else. And this something else was the reaction of the Left-liberal-secular media.
The media in general and TV channels like Star News-NDTV (who then had a collaboration) [...]
Read More..>>The concocted ‘provocations’
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
As Vir Sanghvi says- Some versions have it that karsevaks shouted anti-Muslim slogans, others that they taunted and harassed Muslim passengers. In the first place, this too is completely wrong, since there is not an iota of evidence to support any of these claims. But despite this, the TV channels and most of the [...]
Read More..>>Godhra was planned, post-Godhra was a result of provocation
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 01 - The Godhra Carnage
Godhra was clearly a planned, unprovoked attack. It is impossible for it to have been the result of petty quarrels at the Godhra railway station. Vir Sanghvi has already seen it in his article. As he says, slogans shouted from a moving train or a railway platform cannot enrage local Muslims, and 2,000 Muslims cannot [...]
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