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28 Sep, 17 tweets, 7 min read
Were the #DelhiRiots a pre-planned conspiracy?

Yes - but by whom, and against who?

This investigation looked at the links between the so-called 'fringe' Hindutva ecosystem and BJP leaders that were not examined by the Delhi Police.

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Even though 3/4 of those killed were Muslims and most of the worst property damage was sustained by Muslims, BJP leaders describe what happened as an ‘anti-Hindu riot’.

Here, we examine the role of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in radicalising rioters.

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Why did the Delhi Police, which comes under a BJP government at the Centre remain completely unresponsive when ‘Hindu’ victims, who were ostensibly being targeted by “Islamist mobs”, were crying for help? | An analysis of two 'fact-finding' reports.

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N.D. Jayaprakash asks, was there an ulterior motive in remaining indifferent?

Is there a possibility that the police was directed to remain passive as most of the arson, looting, and killings were actually being perpetrated by “Hindutva” mobs?

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"It is also a bit strange that “anti-Hindu” rioters would burn down 14 mosques and a dargah, while “Not one of the many Hindu temples, big and small, in the entire area was reported to have been attacked.”

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Part 2 | Why was the RAF not deployed on time and in sufficient numbers in the affected areas in the afternoon of February 24 itself to contain the situation and prevent further violence?

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The Delhi Police “hired” drones from private sources.

No info was given on whether the #DelhiRiots were completely covered or only partially and selectively covered.

Vital information obtained through drones by the Delhi Police is not being revealed.

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Why did it take Amit Shah 54 hours (from 6.00 pm on February 24 to 11.30 pm on February 26) to bring the riots/pogrom to an end, when he had all the means at his disposal to do so?

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The ‘mastermind’ of this conspiracy, according to the police chargesheet is the former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussein.

Tahir Hussain had made numerous calls to the police for help while large scale rioting was taking place in the area.

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There have been concerted attempts to implicate Hussain in the gruesome murder of Ankit Sharma, a 26-year old security assistant with the IB as well.

In an interview to WSJ, Ankit Sharma's brother said his attackers were shouting Jai Shri Ram.

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After the riots, a large number of people were taken into custody, most of them without charges, with one report putting the estimate at 700 cases and 3,400 people arrested or detained, without making the names public.

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There has been no effort to investigate, let alone proceed against leaders of the ruling BJP who made inflammatory speeches in the run up to the violence.

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Thus, one of the main alleged instigators, BJP politician Kapil Mishra, as well as Union minister of state for finance Anurag Thakur, who delivered an inflammatory speech on January 27, 2020....

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Parvesh Verma, who delivered an inflammatory speech on January 28, 2020, and Abhay Verma, who made a provocative statement on February 25, 2020, to arouse communal passions, continue to remain free.

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As if the police’s refusal to act against powerful people were not bad enough, a Caravan report quoted @MehmoodPracha saying the police was openly knocking at the doors of complainants, threatening them not to pursue the complaints.

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@MehmoodPracha The intelligence wing of the Delhi Police alerted the police headquarters at least six times about the need to deploy more forces to prevent an outbreak of violence – warnings that the police headquarters and the Union home ministry conveniently ignored.

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@MehmoodPracha Although the MHA had the wherewithal to make a fairly accurate assessment of the ground situation through the use of drones, what actually happened was that ‘CAA supporters’ were left with a free hand to do as they pleased for 82-hours.

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