An interesting report below below on the manner in which communal pogroms are
organised . What is even more relevant that it was written in 2002 . The
pattern in Mumbai 92-93 also bore similarities . Many individuals from the
Bombay Pradesh Congress Committee complained to lawyers that individuals at the
highest level of their organizations were also involved in funding and
organizing , this was the beginning of the Neoliberal economic policy of export
oriented growth through the FDI route and Structural Adjustment imposed by the
Washington Consensus of the World Bank and IMF which necessitated a divide and
rule policy .The laboratories were Maharashtra and Gujarat as a first step to
be extended to Madhya Pradesh , Karnataka , Odisha , Rajasthan etc wherever
there were Muslim or Christian pockets.
In the context of the reports of the deployment of US special forces in India
among other friendly countrie s, it is necessary to record that an operative of
the IB reported that Special Forces from an erstwhile colonial power were
deployed in Gujarat to over see that the carnage was systematic and that deep
hatred and divide was created as the beginning or prelude of the policy and
that is why the loss of life was enormous as the Special Forces were deploying
skilled methods of destruction of houses and habitats and crimes against women
.
Some of us who appeared for those affected in Mumbai in the Commission were
harassed in a different yet similar manner to the harassment faced by Teesta
Setalvad who has brought on record the truth .
Yet the planning and organization of these pogroms coincided with the
Neoliberal economic and political policy and reflects the thesis advanced in
the LUGANO REPORT OF Susan George , that the new economic policies to be
implemented required deep divisions ethnic , religious , sectarian etc to
fulfil the new economic agenda of the financial and corporate sector drawn up
.In India more than one political party was involved , even though the major
role was assigned to most favoured organizations of the extreme right wing
cultivated by substantial funding .
We are seeing the role of Special Forces indigenous and foreign in several
countries being recolonized from Iraq, to Libya, Afghanistan and Afpak among
other regions of the world including Salvador and Nicaragua among other
countries like Haiti , Congo , Rwanda and Central Asia which saw large scale
attacks against Uzbeks .
Niloufer Bhagwat
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Subject: [D.M.A.-:1612] How to stop another Gujarat?- B.Karthik Navayan
How to stop another Gujarat?
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[Karthik Navayan wrote this article ten years ago, in 2002, after visiting
Gujarat as a relief volunteer seeking to offer aid to the victims of the 2002
carnage. The one persistent thought on his mind after the experience was: how
to stop Andhra Pradesh from becoming Gujarat? How to stop any other state from
becoming another Gujarat? We think that question is still very relevant-- Round
Table India]
'Adivasis, or indigenous people, are not Hindus; they have their own culture
and customs as well as festivals and gods. Organizations like Rastriya
Swayamsevak Sangh and Vishwa Hindu Parishad are working on a mission to convert
them into Hinduism since decades. They are using these innocent Adivasis in
murders by luring them into Hinduism. These Adivasis did not participate in any
earlier incidents of communal violence; in fact, communal violence is
experienced only through the RSS and VHP'
Champak, Coordinator, 'SAARTHI' (An NGO which is working for the
rehabilitation of Adivasis since last 20 years).
'In every incident of communal violence, the main victims are either Muslims
or Dalits. No single Brahman or Thakur or Patel died in this communal violence.
RSS goons caught one of my friends called Sanjay Parmar and issued orders to
attack the Muslim community and further instructed him that they will deposit a
compensation of 2 lakh Rupees at his home in case he faces death in those
incidents. In a similar fashion, each Dalit used in attacks on Muslims was
lured in by the promise widely publicized by the Sangh Parivar elements that
"No case will be registered for attacking Muslims, moreover the looted property
will belong to the looter itself"
Yousul Mansoor, Shah Alam Camp, Aman Samuday (An NGO which is extending a
helping hand to the victims). All the 800 members of this mission are either
from Dalit or Muslim communities. Not a single member was from any upper caste
community.
'Muslims are making preparations to kill you. If you want to save your life,
you yourselves should confront the Muslims'-- fake messages like these were
spread by the police themselves in and around the hamlets of Randikpur Taluk of
Dahod District; in villages like Sanjali, Seethakosli, Limidi, Mikoshi, Pimi,
Vasiya, Fathehpur, Sukhsar, Mothebandhibar, Linkheda, Piplod, and Baria, to
instigate Adivasis against the Musims in this manner.'
– Siddiq, Teacher, Sanjeli.
"Tumhare state me jo naxal vadi hain, unko idhar bhejo! Woh toh hamari raksha
karenge! ("you have Naxalites in your state (Andhra Pradesh), send them here,
they will protect us!")
– Abdul Haq, a resident of Panchamahal District.
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There is no active Dalit movement or Naxalite movement in Gujarat, there are
no parties like the Bahujan Samaj Party or the communist parties; there are no
civil liberties organizations or democratic rights organizations. There has
been no active reformist movement or democratic movement since decades in
Gujarat. The void created by the absence of these organizations and movements
is filled by Hindu religious fanatics and fundamentalists. Numerous Hindu
organizations like the RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, and some other outfits
like Yogeshwar Pariwar, Gayathri Pariwar, Sadvichar Parivar, Swamy Narayana
Sampraday, Hindu Mahasabha and its affiliated Bharathiya Hindu Milan Mandir,
and other outfits like the Samajik Samrastha Manch, which originated in the
RSS, are actively functioning in Gujarat since decades. Bharathiya Milan Mandir
is engaged in celebrating Hindu festivals extravagantly; it made Adivasis a
part of these celebrations. They spread the message that all non-Muslims and
non-Christians are Hindus and all Hindus should pray to 'Cow, Rama, Veda,
Geetha and Achari'; the main target of this outfit is Adivasis. Another outfit
which is the brainchild of the RSS, called Samajik Samajik Samrasta Manch is
engaged in attracting dalits and Ambedkarites towards Hinduism.
Due to such intensive campaigning, they have succeeded in making some Dalits
and Ambedkarites loyal to the BJP. There was a special agenda and a perfect
plan to attract Adivasis and Dalits from the beginning itself. Another right
wing organization called Vanavasi Kalyana Ashram is working exclusively among
Adivasis. The activities taken up by these right wing organizations did not
fulfill any material needs of Dalits and the tribals. The main intention of
these outfits is to lure these people into the fold of Hindusim. On the other
hand there are no other political parties other than the Congress and the BJP.
The members of Hindu right wing organizations like RSS and VHP are acting as
leaders in Congress party and as public representatives, and BJP is acting as
the political representative for Hindu fundamentalists. The leaders of Congress
are also pro-Hindutva. There is no alternative to Hindu politics in today's
Gujarat. There is no political party that represents the interests of, or
supports the Muslim fraternity.
Scores of Textile Mills were closed down due to the crisis in Gujarat Textile
Industry in the 80s and 90s. More than one million people were thrown on the
roads. The disgruntled among the unemployed, poor and the starving were used as
a Vanar Sena, or monkey soldiers, by the Hindu fundamentalists. They used them
in killings, lootings and house burnings.
In Gujarat, both Hindu Baniyas and Bohra Muslims are engaged in the business
of pawnbroking. Acting on prior information, the Baniya community reduced the
interest rate from to 120% to 80%. This helped to instigate Dalits and Adivasis
against the Muslim business community which had no access to any prior
information about the plot.
When we observe the social, economic and political situation in Gujarat (in
2002), we can understand that there was a pre-hatched plan worked out for
decades by Hindu fundamentalists to carry out genocide of the Muslim community.
There are no effective movements to confront this genocide of the Muslims. The
most pathetic effect is that some so called Ambedkarites are also members of
BJP.
This Gujarat carnage is like a final caution for secular, democratic, Dalit,
Communist and Naxalite movements and organizations. The responsibility of
giving assurance to the Muslim community is upon these organizations. In our
state (Andhra Pradesh), especially in Telangana region, the ideology of
Hindutva is gaining strength day by day.
Victory of Hindutva-driven BJP in districts like Karimnagar, Warangal, Medak
and Hyderabad in recent elections (in 1999) where the Naxalite movement is
considered strong, is the sign of a dangerous new development. Can we restrain
our state from becoming another Gujarat?
How can we stop any other state from becoming another Gujarat?
Karthik Navayan is a human rights activist.
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http://karthiknavayan.wordpress.com/
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