I agree to your views on riots taken place in our country. But I do not understand why instead of contemning all such events you are trying to some extent to justify the Gujarat riots as a casual event by highlighting some other carnages. I still believe that the media did not play their assigned role in the Gujarat for fear of vendetta by then BJP government.
RE:nice idea, but the statistics...
by Jayan on Aug 15, 2005 11:01 AM Permalink
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Indian Official count figures have been so askewed from so long that they are taken with a pinch of salt or for propoganda purposes. They rely only on body count. Given the hordes that acted with State patronage on such a systematic basis and given that much of the Muslim populace lives in shelter camps with no proper account of missing persons and only considering body count as is custom for official figures have been and will remain a cruel joke on those who read about it. Definitely the riots post Godhra were the worst in Indian history. As proof of the that the culpable perpetrator modi was even denied a visa. Only anti-social criminals are not issued visas to travel to other countries.
However your statement of roasting of Kar sevaks has an interesting bit of news that you 'forgot' to add. It has been stated clearly that the riff-raff sangh parivaris ran riot at Godhra station, getting into altercations with hawkers from the minority community and even attempted to molest a muslim girl - the resulting S6 Sabarmati burning case was a spontaneous reaction to the RSS rabble misbehaviour and not A CONSPIRACY which the Fundamental press seems to be at such large pains to imply.
I completely agree with the view that Congress and the Communists have no locus standi when it comes to adopting a holier-than-thou posture on riots.
But then, what gives Kanchan Gupta, and the Sangh Parivar the authority to defend Gujarat riots?
In my opinion, nothing.
The fact is that across the political spectrum, leaders have demonstrated that they have no respect for human life, be it Hindu, Muslim, or Sikh.
The dead become a statistic for political games, a convenient tool to beat your opponent with.
There are people on both sides who exhort the common people in the name of religion, and motivate them such that people are willing to kill.
People who criticise another religion have no right to call themselves practitioners of a religion. They must ask themselves the question: Am I a practitioner of this religion? Do I even know the religion, let alone practise it?
The list of such people would include the Imams and Ulemas, the Sants of SGPC, and the Togadias, Singhals, Kishores and Modis of the Sangh parivar.
These people must first go back to the basics, correctly understand their religion, and then engage in dialogue with people of the other faiths.
The article of Kanchan Gupta is an eye opener to the general public. It is indeed a factual and realistic presentation against the pseudo-secularism being practised in India in the name of secularism mainly by those political parties whose only aim is to get votes even by creating hatred among different communities.
