But every politician has an achilles heel, and modis is the gujarat riots. Pdf the role of the media during communal riots in india. In a stunning statement, the supreme courtappointed special investigation team sit has said that even if gujarat chief minister narendra modi. The report says the gujarat government has reportedly destroyed the police.
Mar, 2012 bbc hindi correspondent rehan fazal recounts his narrow escape reporting on the religious riots that convulsed indias gujarat state 10 years ago. The supreme court on thursday allowed r k raghavan, who was heading the apex courtappointed special investigation team sit to probe 2002 gujarat riots cases, to. It started with godhra train carnage where they burntalive 59 civilians including innocent women and childrenafter hoisting the flag of pakistan. This allegation was made in relation to the riots which took place in the state of gujarat between february, 2002 and may, 2002 after the godhra incident on 27. The nanavati commission report on the 2002 gujarat riots gives a clean chit to the state government then led by narendra modi, who has been prime minister of india since 2014. The video footage was screened by the news channel aaj tak. One reason why gujarat 2002 happened was that the perpetrators. The 541page sit closure report says gujarat cm narendra modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 riots. In march 2008, the supreme court reopened several cases related to the 2002 riots, and established a special investigation team sit to look into the issue. May 10, 2012 in a stunning statement, the supreme courtappointed special investigation team sit has said that even if gujarat chief minister narendra modi had told the police during the 2002 riots to allow. The supreme court on tuesday said that it would hear zakia jafris petition challenging the clean chit given to narendra modi who was chief minister of gujarat during the 2002 riots. In this case in which 23 persons were killed in a village near anand town in central gujarat on march 1, 2002, the verdict was delivered on april 12, 2012.
Party bjp governments2 at the centre and in gujarat behind the riots of 2002 in gujarat. Dec 26, 20 in 2006, zakia had filed a complaint about the role allegedly played by modi and 62 others during the 2002 riots. Nov 08, 20 supreme court of india appointed special investigation team sit has concluded in its 541page closure report that chief minister of gujarat, narendra modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 postgodhra riots and questioned the mot. What exactly did narendra modi do during 2002 riots. However, a government report in january said the fire may have begun by accident inside the train. The true story the truth of the 2002 riots book online at best prices in india on. Gujarat became a dangerous place to live in, in 2002.
In the manual of their machine different retention times are not shown. The indian express dated 7 may 2002 and 10 may 2002 also reports the hindu refugees of gujarat. The sit had submitted its final report in the apex court in march, 2012 regarding ahmedabads gulberg society riot case giving a clean chit to modi and others in the 2002 riot cases. May 10, 2012 jafri, the widow of former congress mp ehsan jafri who was among 69 persons killed in the gulbarg society carnage, accused modi and 57 others for alleged criminal conspiracy in the 2002 riots. Sanjiv bhatt was a senior police officer in the gujarat intelligence bureau during the 2002 riots. When gujarat police did not register her complaint, she moved the gujarat high court which asked her to approach a magisterial court. 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. No one need to teach congress party how to successfully organize a large scale genocideriots, they have proved themselves in delhi sikh genocide, gujarat riots of 1969, nelle massacre of 1983 and so on. Gujarats hindu nationalistled state government under chief minister narendra modi has always maintained a muslim mob attacked the godhra train, causing the fire and sparking the subsequent riots. Bbc hindi correspondent rehan fazal recounts his narrow escape reporting on the religious riots that convulsed indias gujarat state 10 years ago. There has been government participation in gujarat riots. Modi and others in gulbarg housing society killing in which the former mp was burnt alive along with several others during the postgodhra 2002 communal riots in gujarat. Jun 17, 2016 in this case in which 23 persons were killed in a village near anand town in central gujarat on march 1, 2002, the verdict was delivered on april 12, 2012. Nov, 2014 an estimated 2,000 people were killed in postgodhra riots in 2002.
The sit report gave modi a clean chit in the gulberg society massacre. Jafri, the widow of former congress mp ehsan jafri who was among 69 persons killed in the gulbarg society carnage, accused modi and 57 others for alleged criminal conspiracy in the 2002 riots. Modis personal involvement in the 2002 events has continued to be debated. An estimated 2,000 people were killed in postgodhra riots in 2002. Timeline of the riots in modis gujarat the new york times.
May 07, 2012 this allegation was made in relation to the riots which took place in the state of gujarat between february, 2002 and may, 2002 after the godhra incident on 27. Sit submits report on modis role in gujarat riots sit submitted its report to the supreme court on his alleged role in the brutal killing of the former congress mp ehsan jafri during postgodhra communal riots of 2002. The 2002 violence in gujarat, godhra and after was reported widely by the media, both indian and global. The role of the media during communal riots in india. Only muslims were rendered homeless and suffered economically myth 8. Tehelka magazine claims to have dug up the 600page godhra sit report, including modis deposition, to assert that the sit report reveals a shameful coverup on 3 december 2010, a leading. I had sent several letters to the then prime minister atal behari vajpayee, and also talked to him. What were the key features of sit report that gave clean chit. Zakia jafri has challenged an october 5, 2017 judgment of the gujarat high court which upheld the clean chit given to several politicians and senior bureaucrats by the special investigation team sit in its closure report, citing lack of prosecutable evidence against them. R k raghavan was heading the apexcourt appointed special investigation team sit to investigate the 2002 gujarat riots cases. But all the courts rejected zakias petitions and upheld the clean chit given to narendra modi by.
Documents show 2002 gujarat riots were not sudden youtube. Supreme court of india appointed special investigation team sit has concluded in its 541page closure report that chief minister of gujarat, narendra modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 postgodhra riots and questioned the mot. Modi is due to arrive for a muchtouted fiveday visit to the united states, a federal court in new york issues summons for mr. Gujarat riots were like the 1984 antisikh riots myth 10. Gujarat riots were the worst ever massacre in india myth 7. Sit submits report on modis role in gujarat riots the. It also gives a special chapter on the findings of the supreme courtappointed special investigation team. That december, an indian court upheld the earlier sit report and rejected a petition seeking modis prosecution. The apex court had on april 27, 2009, asked the sit to look into the complaint of ms. The submission of senior advocate harish salve, who is assisting the court as an amicus curiae, was considered that. Sit report on army deployment is blatant lie retired army general says 3,000 troops were kept stranded at ahmedabad airfield for more than a day.
Muslims are on record starting 157 riots in gujarat after 3rd march. Headlines today investigation has uncovered several documents which reveal that 2002 gujarat riots were not sudden and spontaneous. Following the initial incident there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three weeks. A study of the 1984 sikh riots and the 2002 gujarat riots article pdf available in media asia 372. May 15, 2010 sit submits report on modis role in gujarat riots sit submitted its report to the supreme court on his alleged role in the brutal killing of the former congress mp ehsan jafri during postgodhra communal riots of 2002. Apr 16, 20 headlines today investigation has uncovered several documents which reveal that 2002 gujarat riots were not sudden and spontaneous. Narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat riots. The gujarat government was involved in the riots myth 9. Woman stripped and stabbed, indian rights watchdog slams gujarat for riots, agence francepresse, march 24, 2002.
Malhotra, former dig, cbi and a member of the sit, examined more than 160 witnesses and looked into a large number of. The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was. Sabarmati express train at godhra railway station on 27. We have no orders to save you state participation and. Following the initial mishap there were several outbreaks of. The gujarat government chose to characterize the violence as a spontaneous reaction to the incidents in. The times of india dated 18 march 2002 reportsriots hit all classes, people of all faith that 10,000 hindus were homeless in ahmedabad alone driven out of their homes by muslims.
Apr 10, 2012 narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat riots, zakia jafri vows to continue her fight this story is from april 10, 2012 pti updated. The concerned citizens tribunal report on gujarat, 2002. The report, based on a sixmonthlong investigation and involving video sting operations, stated that the violence was made possible by the support of the. The supreme courtappointed special investigation team, headed by former cbi director r k raghavan, to probe the 2002 gujarat riots has concluded in its 541page closure report that gujarat chief minister narendra modi took all possible steps to control the 2002 postgodhra riots and questioned the motive behind filing a complaint against him by a riot victim four years after the. Full text of amicus curiae raju ramachandrans report on the. In february 2002, four months after he first became the states chief minister. 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. This damning report, now exposed by tehelka, blows craters into the bjp propaganda that the sit had exonerated modi and vindicated his handling of the 2002 riots. Raghavan as head of sit probing 2002 gujarat riots news court acquits 26 in 2002 gujarat riots citing lack of evidence.
Narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat riots, zakia jafri vows to continue her fight this story is from april 10, 2012 pti updated. In 2006, zakia had filed a complaint about the role allegedly played by modi and 62 others during the 2002 riots. The sit closure report has also faulted the supreme courtappointed amicus curiaes finding that he can be charged with certain offences related to the. Between february 28 and march 2, 2002, a threeday retaliatory. Narendra modi gets clean chit in sit report on gujarat. Cm, in the thick of riots in 2002, despite dgps objection so as to facilitate placement of. Sit closure report volume 1 page 1 to 100 citizens for justice. In february 2012, the sit probing the 2002 violence filed its final report before a local court. This may be a mere suspicion, but this gains grounds when you watch how congress uses this 2002 incident for making electoral benefits. The riots began after 60 hindu pilgrims died when a train carrying them was set on fire. Zakia filed a protest petition against clean chit given to modi by the sit. Overview of the attacks against muslims human rights watch. The report was rejected by the team and according to the sit, no case can be made out against gujarat chief minister narendra modi in connection with the 2002 communal riots under any of the sections of the indian penal code mentioned by him ramachandran. No, not because of modi but because of adherents of islam.
With comprehensively documented arguments, this is like an encyclopedia on the 2002 riots, reveals everything you need to know about the gujarat violence. Narendra modi allowed gujarat 2002 antimuslim riots bbc news. Nov, 2018 the supreme court on tuesday said that it would hear zakia jafris petition challenging the clean chit given to narendra modi who was chief minister of gujarat during the 2002 riots. Following the initial riot incidents, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. Is not congressmediango combo responsible for gujarat riots.
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