2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 Sikh riots are different: Kanhaiya Kumar
8 years, 11 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 Sikh riots are different: Kanhaiya Kumar

India TV News  

New Delhi: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar today compared the alleged onslaught on varsities with Gujarat riots alleging both of them were carried out "with support" from state machinery even as he stressed that there is a fundamental difference between "emergency" and "fascism". Asserting that there is a difference between 2002 riots and 1984 Sikh massacre Kanhaiya alleged that Gujarat violence was carried out through state machinery while the other was caused due to mob frenzy. Kanhaiya was addressing the gathering during a panel discussion on "Voices of Azaadi" during the "Jashne-e-azaadi" festival which was organised to celebrate the birth anniversary of the late historian Professor Bipan Chandra. Referring to JNU as a "carnival for demands of freedom", Anirban threw light on the slogans raised in and out of the campus ever since the controversial event took place on February 9.

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'Even Smallest Spark Can Ignite Unrest': PM Modi Narrates What Led To 2002 Gujarat Riots
1 week, 4 days ago

'Even Smallest Spark Can Ignite Unrest': PM Modi Narrates What Led To 2002 Gujarat Riots

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke on a range of issues, including his early life, becoming a monk, US President Donald Trump, the path to peace in Ukraine and the 2002 Gujarat riots. Speaking on the 2002 riots in Gujarat, the prime minister said that the Godhra violence was a tragedy of "unimaginable magnitude", adding that people were burnt …

PM Modi reflects on 2002 Godhra riots: Misinformation that they were biggest ever
1 week, 4 days ago

PM Modi reflects on 2002 Godhra riots: Misinformation that they were biggest ever

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a podcast with Lex Fridman, asserted that there was a concerted effort to create the perception that the 2002 riots were the biggest ever in Gujarat, when that was far from reality. Recalling the Godhra train burning incident that led to the 2002 riots, PM Modi described it as an "extremely volatile" period, which unfolded …

Canadian parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 anti-sikh riots as genocide
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Canadian parliament rejects motion to declare 1984 anti-sikh riots as genocide

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Canadian Parliament has rejected a motion to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as genocide, despite strong opposition from lawmakers such as Chandra Arya. Arya claimed he faced threats within the Parliament building for opposing the motion, which he alleged was influenced by a "politically powerful Khalistani lobby." The Indian-origin Member of Parliament Chandra Arya who opposed the move, …

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots
1 year, 11 months ago

India court acquits 69 Hindus of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 riots

ABC  

An Indian court has acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minister from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. Key points: A total of 86 Hindus were accused of the killings, with 17 dying during the 14-year trial The massacre is one of nine major …

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: SC denies relief to ex-Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar
2 years, 1 month ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: SC denies relief to ex-Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar

India Today  

Refusing to grant any relief to former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, the Supreme Court on Friday said this is not the case where bail can be granted in nine years' time. Sajjan Kumar and Balwan Khokhar have been in jail since their conviction in the case in 2018 by the Delhi High Court. In 2013, the trial court sentenced Balwan …

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Seeks CBI’s Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence
2 years, 2 months ago

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots : Supreme Court Seeks CBI’s Response To Former Congress Councillor Balwan Khokhar's Plea To Suspend Sentence

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, issued notice in an application filed by former Congress Councillor, Balwan Khokhar, one of the convicts in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, seeking suspension of his sentence. Kaul and Justice A.S. Oka that the petitioner has undergone more than 5 years of imprisonment, Additional Solicitor General, Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee sought permission to file a reply to …

Hinduphobic Audrey Truschke repeats lie about Gujarat riots
2 years, 4 months ago

Hinduphobic Audrey Truschke repeats lie about Gujarat riots

Op India  

Hinduphobic professor Audrey Truschke of Rutgers University in the USA, who keeps spreading fake news against Hindus and against India, has done it again. False claim about the belly of a pregnant woman cut open The most worrisome claim is that the bellies of pregnant women were cut during the 2002 Gujarat riots by Hindus. While the incident at the …

Gujarat riots: Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar arrested by Ahmedabad Police
2 years, 9 months ago

Gujarat riots: Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar arrested by Ahmedabad Police

India Today  

Former IPS officer RB Sreekumar has been arrested by the Ahmedabad crime branch for furnishing false information about the Gujarat riots. This comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed allegations of a larger conspiracy levelled by Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and …

'No delay in calling Army…': Shah defends Modi over Gujarat riots
2 years, 9 months ago

'No delay in calling Army…': Shah defends Modi over Gujarat riots

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the primary reason behind the 2002 Gujarat riots was the Godhra train burning incident. Shah's comments come a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, widow of slain former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, challenging the clean chit given by the Special Investigation Team to Narendra Modi …

2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah lauds SC verdict, takes jibe at Congress' satyagraha over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi
2 years, 9 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots: Amit Shah lauds SC verdict, takes jibe at Congress' satyagraha over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

Lauding the Supreme Court verdict which dismissed a plea challenging the clean chit given by an SIT to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots case, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took a jibe at Congress’ ‘satyagraha’ over ED questioning Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case and said that Modi appeared before the SIT in relation …

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court rejects Zakia Jafri’s charges against Narendra Modi, 60 officials
2 years, 9 months ago

2002 Gujarat riots | Supreme Court rejects Zakia Jafri’s charges against Narendra Modi, 60 officials

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed allegations of "larger conspiracy" levelled by Zakia Jafri, widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, against former Chief Minister Narendra Modi and over 60 senior state officials. "No fault can be found with the approach of the SIT in submitting final report dated February 8, 2012, which …

Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event
2 years, 10 months ago

Recall 1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi over kerosene remark at London event

Firstpost  

BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a sharp attack on the Congress leader for his remarks at a conference where Gandhi accused the ruling party of spreading ‘kerosene all over the country, you need one spark and we will be in big trouble’ New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of harming India in his “hate” against Prime Minister …

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations
2 years, 11 months ago

Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations

The Hindu  

The spate of riots that erupted around the recently held Ram Navami festival and Hanuman Jayanti in States such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, West Bengal, Rajasthan and in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri seem to be have begun a new chapter in Hindu-Muslim violence. Thus, from the Babri Masjid’s destruction to the demolition of a part of Jahangirpuri’s Jama Masjid this year, …

2002 Gujarat riots: 20 years on, wounds remain fresh
3 years, 1 month ago

2002 Gujarat riots: 20 years on, wounds remain fresh

Hindustan Times  

Latifa Yusuf Giteli is keeping a close watch on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, worried about the fate of a dear student, who is pursuing a medical degree and is stuck in the ongoing war. The student was one of hundreds who have graduated from Giteli’s school, which she started in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots, one of the …

Delhi Police's inaction towards protecting minorities reminiscent of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, says SAD MP Naresh Gujral
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Police's inaction towards protecting minorities reminiscent of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, says SAD MP Naresh Gujral

Firstpost  

Delhi violence: Shiromani Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral said on Thursday that the Delhi Police’s “inaction” towards protecting the lives and properties of minorities in the national capital is “reminiscent” of what happened during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral said on Thursday that the Delhi Police’s “inaction” towards protecting the lives and properties …

Khattar's minister drops a shocker: 'Riots have happened in the past, violence is part of life'
5 years, 1 month ago

Khattar's minister drops a shocker: 'Riots have happened in the past, violence is part of life'

India TV News  

Khattar's minister drops a shocker: 'Riots have happened in the past, violence is part of life' In a shocking statement on the tense situation in Northeast Delhi, a Cabinet Minister in the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana said: "violence is a part of life." Referring to the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, Jails Minister Ranjit Singh Chautala said violence and …

Delhi violence a chilling reminder of 2002 Gujarat riots: Yechury
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi violence a chilling reminder of 2002 Gujarat riots: Yechury

The Hindu  

The violence in Delhi is a “chilling reminder” of the 2002 Gujarat riots, when the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of the State, said CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury. Both the parties said that there is a need to deploy the Army in the capital to bring the situation under control as the Delhi police has …

1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been avoided if Gujral's advice was heeded: Manmohan Singh
5 years, 3 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been avoided if Gujral's advice was heeded: Manmohan Singh

India TV News  

The Sikh massacre of 1984 in Delhi could have been avoided, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 100th birth anniversary of former prime minister Gujral in Delhi, Manmohan Singh said the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been averted had the then Home Minister Narsimha Rao acted upon the advice of Inder …

1984 tragedy caused tremendous pain, Sam Pitroda must apologise: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 10 months ago

1984 tragedy caused tremendous pain, Sam Pitroda must apologise: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

After the Congress had distanced itself from party leader Sam Pitroda's earlier statement and had warned its members to be "careful" and "sensitive" while passing remarks, party President Rahul Gandhi, late on Friday said Pitroda has said something completely "out of line" and should apologise for his remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Sam Pitroda had sparked a controversy by …

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Victims lost hope of justice; those responsible enjoyed political patronage of Congress leadership, says Amit Shah
6 years, 3 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Victims lost hope of justice; those responsible enjoyed political patronage of Congress leadership, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

No one had any doubt on the role of Congress party in the 1984 riots, BJP President Amit Shah said on Monday, alleging its "leaders and workers went on rampage raising provocative slogans" and "murdering men in cold blood". Shah attacked the Rahul Gandhi-led party over the conviction of Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and said the victims …

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Amount To 'Crimes Against Humanity', Observes Delhi HC
6 years, 3 months ago

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Amount To 'Crimes Against Humanity', Observes Delhi HC

Live Law  

"Neither, "crimes against humanity" nor "genocide‟ is part of our domestic law of crime. This loophole needs to be addressed urgently", the Court urged.The Delhi High Court yesterday observed that the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 answered the description of 'crimes against humanity' as the mass killings were "engineered by political actors with the assistance of the law enforcement. The Delhi …

1984 riots: 34 years later, eyewitnesses narrate horrific killings of Sikhs
6 years, 3 months ago

1984 riots: 34 years later, eyewitnesses narrate horrific killings of Sikhs

India TV News  

To the victims of the 1984 riots case, the Delhi High Court verdict on Monday sentencing Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to life in jail has brought some relief. Jagdish Kaur and Narpreet Kaur, whose families were devastated in the riots said although 34 years is a long time, they were determined to "unmask the accused" and their fight for justice …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP demands expulsion of MP CM Kamal Nath, calls for Rahul Gandhi's resignation as Congress chief
6 years, 3 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP demands expulsion of MP CM Kamal Nath, calls for Rahul Gandhi's resignation as Congress chief

Firstpost  

Earlier in the day, the Delhi High Court convicted Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Bengaluru : A day when Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Sambit Patra has accused Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath of being involved …

Neither was Sajjan Kumar given ticket, nor does he hold any office, says Congress leader Kapil Sibal; reminds BJP of Gujarat riots
6 years, 3 months ago

Neither was Sajjan Kumar given ticket, nor does he hold any office, says Congress leader Kapil Sibal; reminds BJP of Gujarat riots

Firstpost  

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said that neither Sajjan Kumar — convict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riot case — was given a ticket by the Congress, nor he does not hold any office. New Delhi: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said that neither Sajjan Kumar — convict in …

Drawing parallels between 1984 anti-Sikh riots and post-Godhra killings in 2002 specious; the two are different tragedies
6 years, 3 months ago

Drawing parallels between 1984 anti-Sikh riots and post-Godhra killings in 2002 specious; the two are different tragedies

Firstpost  

The BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal and AAP are doing an admirable job in holding the Congress accountable for 1984. The Commission itself found it difficult to prosecute Nath, citing evidence from a few eyewitnesses who said Nath was actually trying to placate and not incite the mob outside Gurudwara Rakab Ganj, but it did not fully absolve Nath either, stating …

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Re-examine Evidence On 22 Unexamined Homicidal Deaths: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Police [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Re-examine Evidence On 22 Unexamined Homicidal Deaths: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Police [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, upheld the jail terms of more than 80 people for their involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Justice Gauba, however, noted that there were reasons to believe that certain part of the facts noted or gathered by the investigating agency in the wake of the FIR filed in the case “may have remained uncovered”.This was …

Breaking: 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots -Delhi HC Upholds Conviction & Punishment Of Over 80 Rioters [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Breaking: 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots -Delhi HC Upholds Conviction & Punishment Of Over 80 Rioters [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, upheld the jail terms of more than 80 people for their involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.In doing so, Justice RK Gauba lamented the delay witnessed in the case, noting that 34 years have passed since the incident, and 22 years had elapsed since the trial court verdict. The Delhi High Court, on Wednesday, …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: After 22 years, conviction of 88 people upheld
6 years, 3 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: After 22 years, conviction of 88 people upheld

India Today  

The Delhi High Court has upheld a lower court's decision to convict 88 people in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Delhi High court upholds the conviction of 88 people by the trial court in connection with 1984 anti-Sikh riots in East Delhi's Trilokpuri area. Last week, a Delhi court handed the death sentence to one of two people convicted of …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Will sentences handed by Patiala House Court have political implications ahead of 2019?
6 years, 4 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Will sentences handed by Patiala House Court have political implications ahead of 2019?

Firstpost  

The first order of capital punishment in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case was announced on Tuesday. This came a day after the 101st birth anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, whose assassination on 31 October, 1984 triggered the anti-Sikh riots that saw around 2,800 members of the Sikh community killed across India, including 2,100 in Delhi. More than three …

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Convicts Yashpal Singh, Naresh Sherawat were part of mob that killed two
6 years, 4 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Convicts Yashpal Singh, Naresh Sherawat were part of mob that killed two

Firstpost  

A Delhi court pronounced the quantum of punishment for Yashpal Singh and Naresh Sherawat — both guilty of murdering Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh in Mahipalpur area of South Delhi during the riots on 1 November, 1984. A Delhi court on Tuesday pronounced the quantum of punishment for 1984 anti-Sikh riots convicts Yashpal Singh and Naresh Sherawat. Last week, the …

1984 anti-Sikh riots convict gets death sentence, another gets life term
6 years, 4 months ago

1984 anti-Sikh riots convict gets death sentence, another gets life term

India Today  

A Delhi court on Tuesday handed the death sentence to one of the two persons who were convicted of murder in the decades-old 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Convict Yashpal Singh, who was accused of killing two persons during the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi's Mahipalpur area, was given the death sentence. This is the first time a convict has been handed …

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: A ‘dark chapter’ in history of independent India, said Delhi HC while upholding conviction of 88 people
6 years, 4 months ago

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: A ‘dark chapter’ in history of independent India, said Delhi HC while upholding conviction of 88 people

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of 88 convicts in the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots in the east Delhi’s Trilokpuri area, reported ANI. The Delhi High Court termed that Anti-Sikh riots of 1984 as a “dark chapter” in the history of independent India. The Court added that “it is often said, this country must put behind so as …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat August 27 episode: Rajat Sharma on Rahul Gandhi's assertion that Congress had no role in 1984 riots
6 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat August 27 episode: Rajat Sharma on Rahul Gandhi's assertion that Congress had no role in 1984 riots

India TV News  

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat August 27 episode: Rajat Sharma on Rahul Gandhi's assertion that Congress had no role in 1984 riots The question is not about Rahul Gandhi's involvement in 1984 riots, but about the connivance of his party in the massacres of Sikhs. Congress President Rahul Gandhi's remark in London that his party "had no role" in 1984 …

Opinion | 1984 is a symptom of a bigger disease
6 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | 1984 is a symptom of a bigger disease

Live Mint  

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s defence of his party’s role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots is brazen and ahistorical. In the wake of the 1969 Gujarat riots, the Justice Jaganmohan Reddy Commission of Inquiry found police complicity. Srikrishna Commission report on the riots that swept Mumbai from December 1992 to January 1993 indicted the Shiv Sena and several policemen but was …

Those who carried out 1984 anti-Sikh riots must be punished: Rahul Gandhi in UK
6 years, 7 months ago

Those who carried out 1984 anti-Sikh riots must be punished: Rahul Gandhi in UK

India TV News  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he stands with the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and those guilty of violence should be punished as per law. That legal process must go on and the people who have carried out violence must be punished according to law.and I will support 100 per cent,” Gandhi said during his interaction with …

What was state machinery doing during 1984 anti-Sikh riots, asks Delhi High Court
6 years, 8 months ago

What was state machinery doing during 1984 anti-Sikh riots, asks Delhi High Court

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Friday wondered what the state machinery was doing during the 1984 riots as one of the incidents where Sikhs were killed right next to the Delhi cantonment. While Kumar was acquitted in the case by the trial court, former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal and two others were held …

The 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Files: 34 Years, 11 Inquiries & Counting
7 years, 2 months ago

The 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Files: 34 Years, 11 Inquiries & Counting

The Quint  

“When a mighty tree falls, the earth around it is bound to shake” Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s infamous words, spoken at the birth anniversary of his mother Indira Gandhi only a few weeks after she was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards, continue to haunt those who were affected by the carnage that unfolded in November 1984. Indira Gandhi …

32 years on, victims of anti-Sikh riots in Gurgaon await justice
8 years, 9 months ago

32 years on, victims of anti-Sikh riots in Gurgaon await justice

Hindustan Times  

The victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Gurgaon have blamed the BJP-led Haryana government for failing to give them justice. The incumbent government, they alleged, has even failed to act on the recommendations of the Justice TP Garg Commission, constituted to look into the incidents of violence in the Pataudi and Gurgaon districts that submitted its report on April …

Kanhaiya Kumar under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
8 years, 11 months ago

Kanhaiya Kumar under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

India TV News  

New Delhi: JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar today came under strong criticism for his remarks that 1984 anti-Sikh riot was a "mob-led massacre" while 2002 Gujarat riots were a "state Kanhaiya's comments did not go down well even with those who have been his zealous supporters ever since he was arrested in a sedition case over an event against …

Had anti-Sikh riots guilty been punished, Gujarat riots and Dadri wouldn't have happened: Kejriwal
9 years, 4 months ago

Had anti-Sikh riots guilty been punished, Gujarat riots and Dadri wouldn't have happened: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Had the guilty been punished after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, incidents like in Gujarat and Dadri would not have happened and “such intolerance” would not have spread, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. “Hatred, intolerance thrive” The Chief Minister also claimed that “intolerance and hatred are thriving because those perpetrating it know that those in power will protect …

U.S. group to submit 1984 riots report to UN
10 years, 5 months ago

U.S. group to submit 1984 riots report to UN

The Hindu  

The Sikh rights group that filed lawsuits against the Congress party, its president Sonia Gandhi, and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced that on November 7 it will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom by submitting to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon a report on what it describes as “genocidal violence” against the community. In a …

‘Social media used to incite violence’
10 years, 8 months ago

‘Social media used to incite violence’

The Hindu  

Tweets by BJP national executive member C T Ravi on the Sahranpur riots has come in for severe criticism for their inflammatory tone. In one of the posts, Mr. Ravi, who is also party general secretary for Karnataka, uploaded a video link that said: “How Congress leaders made 1000s of Muslims attack the Gurdwara & cause Saharanpur riots — watch …

Why 2002 Gujarat riots still matter
10 years, 10 months ago

Why 2002 Gujarat riots still matter

Al Jazeera  

Narendra Modi of the BJP is leading the India polls but many say he is biased against minority Muslims. If someone had told me five years ago that Narendra Modi would be favourite to win India’s 2014 elections, I would have advised them to stay on their meds. The obvious question that arises is if Modi could not compel Gujarat’s …

'Government did not allow police to act during 1984 riots'
10 years, 11 months ago

'Government did not allow police to act during 1984 riots'

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government did not allow the Delhi Police to act during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, while creating an impression that the force was not performing its duties, a sting operation by a news portal has revealed. 'Messages were broadcast directing police to not take action against rioters who were shouting slogans of 'Indira Gandhi zindabad",' news portal Cobrapost …

Govt failed, but did not abet 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Habibullah
11 years, 1 month ago

Govt failed, but did not abet 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Habibullah

Firstpost  

Outgoing National Commission for Minorities chairperson Wajahat Habibullah, who served in the PMO when the anti-Sikh riots took place, says the government had collapsed in 1984 and the violence was a “massive failure” on its part. New Delhi: Outgoing National Commission for Minorities chairperson Wajahat Habibullah, who served in the PMO when the anti-Sikh riots took place, says the government …

Flashback: Diaries of anti Sikh riot of 1984
11 years, 1 month ago

Flashback: Diaries of anti Sikh riot of 1984

India TV News  

Image Source : INDIATV 1/6 The 1984 anti Sikhs riots were a series of pogroms directed against Sikhs in India, by anti Sikh mobs, in response to the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Image Source : INDIATV 3/6 During the Indian Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in the 1970s, thousands of Sikhs campaigning for autonomous government were …

1984 riots extremely sad, PM has apologised: Tewari
11 years, 1 month ago

1984 riots extremely sad, PM has apologised: Tewari

India TV News  

New Delhi: Amidst a controversy over Rahul Gandhi's remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots, government today sought to control damage as it said the episode was “extremely sad and unfortunate” and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already apologised several times for it. “As far as 1984 riots are concerned, these were extremely sad and unfortunate. The Prime Minister has apologised several …

Modi govt. abetted, pushed 2002 riots: Rahul
11 years, 2 months ago

Modi govt. abetted, pushed 2002 riots: Rahul

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi government was responsible for “abetting and pushing” the 2002 Gujarat riots while the Congress government tried to stop the 1984 riots, Rahul Gandhi said on Monday but offered no apology for the anti-Sikh violence. When asked if he agreed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s view that Mr. Modi presided over the “mass massacre” of innocents on the …

India’s Modi: I acted swiftly to halt 2002 riots
11 years, 3 months ago

India’s Modi: I acted swiftly to halt 2002 riots

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A Hindu nationalist party’s prime ministerial candidate on Friday rejected criticism that he did not do enough to prevent the killings of nearly 1,000 Muslims during riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. Narendra Modi, the top state elected official, said in his blog that he was shaken to the core by the violence and …

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