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*Jaipur Serial blasts: Statement of Concerned Citizens*
We the undersigned strongly condemn those behind the serial blasts of
Jaipur. We also offer our sincerest condolences to the victims of this
dastardly act and urge upon the state government and the Central Government
to take all possible measures for the proper compensation/ rehabilitation of
the survivors.
These cowardly acts of terror have become a sore on the body politic of
Indian democracy. The current global and local politics in the name of
religious identity is intensifying the acts of terror, more so in India. The
unfortunate part is that prevention of these acts has been politicized by
some political parties. Some of them claim that the present Government is
soft on terrorism so there is increase in these acts of terror. They forget
that even during the NDA regime the frequency and intensity of these acts
was similar. Just by making the repressive laws cannot curtail these acts as
it is a superficial and wrong approach. These acts of terror have deeper
political causes. These causes relate to U.S. lust for oil, its help in
forming Al Qaeda and local rise of communal politics around issues of
religious identity.
The worst part of handling acts of terror, which has a bearing on the
preventive measures, is the prevalent theory guiding the investigation
authorities. As per this theory these acts are done by some Pakistan trained
groups who want to spread communal disharmony. On this pretext many Muslim
youth are hauled up and investigation is presented as a success. So many
such acts of terror have taken place, Malegaon, Banaras, Mumbai, but how
many places have the communal disharmony erupted? Are the terrorist's fools
to repeat the act which is not having the desired result? Then, the
investigations done so far are clouded in mystery and under the cloak of
secrecy. The social audit of these investigations has not taken place
barring an odd exception. The present theory of investigating agency
deliberately overlooks the case of two Bajarang Dal workers getting killed
in Nanded in April 2006. It also does not want to give serious thought to
the narco-analysis of one of the survivors of the Nanded episode who said
that now we Hindus should also do the acts of terror, in front of crowded
mosques, else we will be regarded as eunuchs.
The occurrence of these acts, more often on Tuesdays and Fridays gives a
signal which goes beyond the thinking of present investigation agencies.
There is a need to have a National body with due representation from the
socially concerned citizens and Human rights activists who can have a say in
these matters and also who in an unbiased way can go to the truth of these
acts, unlike the ones at present, where the pattern of investigation can be
predicted right in advance due to the prevalent prejudices, which by now
have become institutionalized.
These acts are now polarizing the society and the biggest beneficiary of
these are the communal forces. In a way, now communal violence is being
substituted by the acts of terror to consolidate the electoral base by
communal party.
We urge upon the society at large, the ruling governments, the bureaucracy,
police and human rights activists to try to go to the depth of this painful
phenomenon and try to address the deeper disease which is causing the
symptom of terrorist acts.
We Demand
- Setting up of a National Commission with representation of broad
layers of people to monitor the investigations.
- This Commission gives suggestions in the direction of prevention of
such acts.
- This commission monitors those arrested on the ground of suspicion
and ensures that only the guilty are detained while innocents are released.
- This commission goes to the deeper maladies affecting the society
leading to such acts and suggests the remedial measures.
- It suggests ways to strengthen the intercommunity bonds so that
religious identity and terrorism are not correlated.
Sincerely
1. Asghar Ali Engineer, Chairman Center for Study of Society and
Secularism
2. Digant Oza: Senior Journalist, Ahmedabad
3. Shabnam Hashmi, Secretary ANHAD
4. Dr. M.Hasan, Academic, Writer Jaipur
5. L.S.Hardenia, Senior Journalist, Writer
6. Irfan Engineer: Director, Institute of Peace Studies and Conflict
resolution
7. Ram Puniyani , Secretary All India Secular Forum
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