While every secular-sounding newspaper and TV channel is crying itself hoarse on how Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is the Hitler of India post the government-sponsored Gujarat riots of 2002, I have a simple question: who made him that? Is it LK Advani who rode drunk on his chariot to reclaim the ‘Ram Janmabhoomi’ and helped in demolishing the Babri Masjid? Is it Praveen Togadia of the Vishwa Hindu Parishat whose inciting speeches can light the fire beneath any normal human being least associated with fundamentalism? Or is it you and me for remaining silent over the issue and not reading too much into it?
In this murky scenario where everyone looks to the other for raising a voice, Tarun Tejpal’s Tehelka played a proxy war on behalf of the silent majority by exposing the misdoings of Modi on national television only recently. He had irrefutable visual proof of Modi’s henchmen boasting of how the Gujarat riots of 2002 were indeed genocide, a systematic ethnic mass murder pogrom to eliminate the Muslims from the Hindutva heartland. Some even argued that the looting, raping and murder seemed to be far better planned than Hitler’s. When Tehelka showed a visual proof of how the riots were actually a state-sponsored genocide, it opened the eyes of the staunchest of Hindus. What could be worse than a Modi henchman claiming to have slit open a pregnant Muslim woman’s womb? Or a daughter being raped in front of her father?
The TV channels played and re-played these visuals for greater TRPs the day they were made public. But no follow-up stories were carried thereafter either in print or visual media. There was no concerted campaign to indict the culprits who boasted of their nefarious sins on camera. Even the courts didn’t so much as take cognisance of the visual misdeeds. What’s worse, even the Congress government at the centre seemed impotent. Some say, this is for fear of the “Hindu vote” and others say, the Congress is as communal and therefore keeping silent. After all, weren’t they behind the Sikh riots of 1984 that left nearly 3000 Sikhs dead in just three days following Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh bodyguards. But what about the Gujarat genocide that lasted three months and left 2,500 Muslims dead and several thousands injured?
Whatever be the case, it’s the job of the media to create a furore a la Jessica Lal murder and keep airing the revelations, reactions and keep the momentum going until the guilty are brought to book. At a time when the fortunes of business houses, films and politicians are decided by what is shown in the media, it becomes even more important to follow-up a story that is in far greater national interest. But sadly, it is not to be.
Then again, who comprises the media? People like you and me. Therefore, if we are really looking to stop mass rapes and murders based on ethnic and religious lines, tolerance should begin at home. We should remove the biases we hold within us towards people of other castes, creeds and religions and imbibe the same set of values in our children. When this reaches a crescendo, politics based on caste and creed will disappear. That is when the real idea of India will take root. Until that happens, lets pray real hard that this happens.
Amen!
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Dear sathiyo, jindabad
We all are serving mother land by unique way. We constantly think for social injustice, livelihood, and nation.
We love your team, we love motherland, and we love anti sez fight.
We are committed to ultimate universal balance growth.
in Gujarat, on political group of intellectuals formed in name of Gujarat vichar march in Pune western consultation on sez we have decided to fight against SEZ.and associate with all activist, institutes fighting against SEZ.and with other NGO from Gujarat for fighting SEZ, Gujarat sez virodhi manch established.
What happened in Gujarat?
In Gujarat following LA done and violated many provisions of LA and other acts.
1. SEZ related,
2. Gujarat industrial development corporation (GIDC) had acquired fertile land since more then 20 years but not utilized till date and selling to corporate,
3. project under name of vibrant Gujarat
We think for Gujarat
Gujarat is leader in everything in INDIA. We all have to rethink our industrialization policy keeping in mind following points.
1. Mahatma Gandhi, sardar Patel national leaders had outlined growth, must be balancing and self sustained.urbanisation is increasing. Villages and agriculture with our culture on fear to loss of existence. Fearing to survival. Gujarat must be on her foot stand without any reliance on other. Means no grains, foods to be imported. It must be produced sufficient for Gujarat for minimum stock 5 years. We have sufficient fertile land and now Narmada yojana has helped us to provide water to agriculture. We have good farming records too. We are best farmers too. AMUL dairy is good example of our animal husbandry and dairy technology.urbanisation increasing at the fastest more then 50 % land covered under urbanisation.industrialisation is too fast. world is facing problem of food security, example of Kazakhstan country exported maximum grains to other nation ,stopped to export only because of not having produce but policy are changing. We can not stay on food waiting other country gives us grains and our mother sister prepare food for us. world war or disaster or any political act make us all without grains means,food.nothing will happen even we all have lots of monies in our and Swiss bank accounts. We and our kids need only grains. We maximum Gujarati are vegetarian. We can’t eat fish or meat. We opt to be self reliant for grains. And determined to never relay on other for grains imports. We can import everything but food is prime to us and our next generations.
2. To be self reliant for food we must have stress on agriculture. We must turn to save agriculture in Gujarat. We must stop usage of fertile land in industrialisation, sez or other white elephant type project even for resident too. We can stay in high rise built on barren land but agricultural land must be saved any way. Gujarat industrial development corporation made much fertile land acquisition since 20 years average but not utilize for industrialization and not given back to farmers to make farming. Now GIDC selling to industries to develop sez at throw away prices.crores of rupees loss happen to Gujarat by such acquisition and further allotment to sez and other industries. We must stop such decisions. Congress or BJp or other political party never can see real need. They are making monies by associating with capitalist and others on sake of Gujarat’s fertile land. We have invested lots of rupees to develop Narmada dam to water agriculture and human, animals, not for industries. One side we will complete canals network but no land will remain to farming because of urbanisation, industrialisation. We must think for next coming generations, we are in wrong direction, stop and think once as mahatma Gandhi directed us.
3. Our industrialization made maximum employment, but not to Gujarati.employment benefits goes in higher position to keralite and other English medium states people. Lower level employment benefits goes to oriss, up, Bihar, maharastra and other states workers. migrant people are increasing with reference to population of Gujarati.This industrialisation,pollution,loss of fertile land & water and other natural resource harmed us all Gujarati.we have to think for employment of Gujarati not for other state people. We have lost many sisters character only because of in balancing male female ration in balanced due to migration of only males to Gujarat. Think nothing to be loss more, we can stop outsider by laws, by protest, by stopping urbanisation, stopping industrialization, by cancellation of every coming up SEZ, GIDC estates etc.we must have to do by priority, other wise our kids will not regret us.
4. We must focus on agriculture, self reliant on every thing. no import, no export we need for only statically satisfaction of index of growth. We need real growth, peace, healthy Gujarat, educated Gujarat, self reliant Gujarat. Spread this message to every one by emails, or other make changes in policies. Protest and associate with us in movement “Gujarat bachao andolan”.
5. We need to stop pollution, traffic jam, migration, industrialization, urbanisation.can you help me in this mission?
In Gujarat, what we are facing.
In Gujarat we are facing different type of difficulty. to fight against Narendra modi government we are not getting immediate documents, after applying RTI one written answer they issue at last day, that these files are at other head office, and further transfer of application, appeal and second appeal comes on board after six month. We become late by minimum 8 month to get some important papers.
Second- people are not supporting by physically, all are distressed by government. To motivate them all in one direction for one motive looks difficult. Some are saying it’s a problem of few.
third- monetary we have to fight against beaurocrates,autocrates,capitalist,politician etc, we have to fight strategically, we cant take help of opposition party, or other source which may blackmail or emotional controling.we have to first establish proper organisation,join real leaders ,motivate them, and persistently follow.
Fourth- no people are ready to die; no one is hand to mouth in Gujarat. They are not struggling to survive. If land saved as agricultural then it seems good to all but no one spare time to movement.
We need reference material, ideas and direction how to fight, how to motivate. Here we are facing challenge
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We are with you, we hope every success, we pray
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Dear friend,
We at India, in Gujarat formed non political intellectual group named – GUJARAT VICHAR MANCH,
We want to join more and more non political intellectual join hand, discuss and help different citizen as joint efforts.
We are forming different committee of expertise for consultation on different specialized matter like
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4. Networked group-which associates different persons, professionals, ngo and institutions and make solid core group which makes real impact
5. Administrative group-which helps in real administration on actual expense taking base for local administrations, regular meeting, arranging workshop, etc physically.
We need your help. We can save nation from corruption, mismanagement of public money, public land and public infrastructure and resources.
We can be watch dog for effectiveness in public administration as well as can be catalyst change agent for effective universal balance growth every creature needs.
Hope, Ur suggestion will help us, direction will guide us, and Ur joining with us will motivate our group.
Jay hind
N.M.Patel (lagerahonatubhai)
Mob-India, Gujarat, surat-09228484459
DATE-28/05/2008
TO- Chief Minister, Gandhinagar. Gujarat,
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1. president of India, new Delhi,
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4. prime minister of India,
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7. home minister, India
8. home minister ,Gujarat
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Subject –
Attempt to kill tenant and firing attempt their women made by criminal Balramdas guru girivardas and others, at Tulsiwadi trust, tinpate ka vad temple, ashwanikumar under police protection of varachha and Surat police. Corrupted Police and delayed justice system making Gujarat no-1 in crime. Many FIRS registered but no arrest made.
Reference-
1. FIR no-I/230/08,dt-23/5/08,varachha police station, varachha road, surat, Gujarat IPC 143,147,149,307,436,452,323
2. FIR no- I/190/08,dt-22/4/08,varachha police station, varachha road, surat, Gujarat IPC 143,147,149,342,452,427
3. FIR no-I/139/08,Dt-14/3/08, varachha road police station, surat, Gujarat IPC-143,147,148,149,323,504,403
4. many previous criminal record can be found from surat ( more then 50 FIR which not include RAPE FIR before 40 years )and Bihar police
Respected all,
In Gujarat no safe security and no proper justice system prevail, It can be proved by case as mentioned under.
when crimes of one criminals of Bihar comes in Gujarat be a sadhu dressed to hide himself then becomes trustee of surat Tulsiwadi trust Tulsiwadi trust registered by A/437.ashwanikumar, surat-395008, on land of R.S. no 12, T.P.scheme no-15, O.p.no-7, f.p. no-8, 2443 sqmt land .and story of criminal Balramdas origins of Bihar (laluprasad’ village Mir ganj, fulwariya-bhavanichhapra, gopalganj, Bihar). Crime rate increased automatically when corrupted police and improper justice system helping such persons in the fear of religious umbrella and local government.
Previous crime record proofs, itself that negligence of police and natural justice system results in crimes of violation of human rights and in crimes of women related offence
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Is any license of killing given by Surat police to such criminals openly with support even in police protection provided to tenant RAMBANSH RAMOMKAR TIWARI and his family residing at Tulsiwadi?
Immediate legal action must be taken and arrestment made to prevent further violence of criminal team lead by Balramdas and subhash babulal chaudhary (Bihar), pujari Ravindra Singh, ranjit chaudhry, sajanlal and son and relatives of Balramdas.
Provide immediate SRP protection till all criminals arrested to tenants of Tulsiwadi trust Surat as local police protection failed.
All police record, criminal records, court matters are just a paper stake, no proper inquiry made till date. Police connection with these criminals is well known. One more proof of corruption highlighted in said case with corrupted joint charity commissioner Amrish upadhay and K.C. chaudhary not taken possession by appointing RECEIVER even though order of jt. charity commissioner ANTANI ended in suomotto scheme and appointed Balramdas and their family permanent trustee.
If such criminal will get such support then no democratic value will prevail.
Hope immediate action in the matters.
Thanking you
Gujarat vichar manch, secretary, Surat
Email- gujaratvicharmanch@gmail.com