A well-armed 2000-strong mob of Muslims roasted to death 59 Hindus including 25 women & 15 children in #Godhra on 27 Feb 2002 at 8 am #Godhra was well-known for riots & fanaticism since 1927. Muslim magazine Milli Gazette also reported these incidents milligazette.com/Archives/15042… (1)
27 Feb 2002 train burning was not the last fanatic act in #Godhra On 13 Mar 2002 a Muslim mob again attacked Hindus in Godhra timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mob-atta… In Sept 2003 Ganesh idol immersion saw stone pelting & conflicts between Hindus & Muslims in #Godhra timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Curfew-i… (2)
What a 16 yr girl who survived the barbaric #Godhra attack said on the ferocity of the horrific massacre: gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… 27 Feb 2002 train burning was not the first, nor last time that #Godhra saw fanaticism. Read to know gujaratriots.com/index.php/2016… #GujaratRiots (3)
Even THIS massacre was not enough to soften heart of anti-Hindu media/politicians who bashed VHP & insulted dead karsewaks. But insult of dead karsewaks, defense of inhuman barbaric killers of #Godhra by media-politicians troubled conscience of one of them #GujaratRiots (4)
He was @virsanghvi who told how media-politicians were de-humanizing killed karsewaks on 28 Feb 02 virsanghvi.com/Article-Detail… #Godhra Even THESE killings weren't enough to soften heart of media-politicians gujaratriots.com/index.php/2011… who rubbed salt in wounds #GujaratRiots (5) 
Train was supposed to reach Ahmedabad early morning. It was 4 hours late. Supposed to reach #Godhra at 2:55 am but reached at 7:42 am. Shortly after train left #Godhra railway station at 7:48 am a mob stopped it. This was 500 mt away from the station, at Signal Falia area (6)
On 27 Feb 2002 #Godhra attackers had planned to set whole train afire but it was 4 hrs late & they could not take advantage of darkness of night & hence could burn only one coach i.e S6. It was burnt at densely Muslim area of Signal Falia in #Godhra, 1/2 km away from Station (7)
The train was not burnt at #Godhra Railway Station but at Signal Falia, densely Muslim area. Attackers cut vestible from side coach S-7. Attackers entered S6, set it afire from inside and then went out again. Mob was armed with petrol bombs, acid bombs & swords #Godhra (8)
Attackers poured petrol inside S6 coach & then set it afire. 2000 people surrounded the train to prevent karsevaks from running away #Godhra 59 karsevaks died. Bodies were charred horrifically. Victims included 25 women,15 children, including toddlers & old aged 65+ #Godhra (9)
Modi Govt imposed curfew at 9:45 am in Godhra, within 1 & half hours of the carnage, on 27 Feb 2002. Times of India said 'Shoot-at-sight orders, curfew in #Godhra' on 27 Feb POSTED at 1:37 pm-proves was done earlier timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22… Ignored reports #GujaratRiots (10)
@virsanghvi said after #Godhra "We ('secularists') are programmed to see Hindu-Muslim relations in simplistic terms: Hindus provoke, Muslims suffer... We shy away from the truth– that some Muslims committed an act that is indefensible- and resort to blaming the victims" (11)
'Secularists' couldn't blame Muslims for #Godhra So they insulted dead Ramsewaks & accused them of 'provocation' like not paying for tea. Gujarat Cong chief Chaudhary blamed Ramsewaks for #Godhra on 27 Feb night when he came on TV, accused them of not paying for tea & snacks (12)
Then CM Modi was informed of #Godhra at around 9 am on 27 Feb mediafire.com/file/wrnz2vj8g… Shoot at sight orders & curfew imposed at Godhra at 9:45 am. ToI said 'Shoot-at-sight orders,curfew in Godhra' on 27 Feb POSTED at 1:37 pm- proves was done earlier timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/22… (13)
Entire police force of 70,000 was deployed in Gujarat on 27 Feb as precaution telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews… reported by HT & Telegraph(UK). All companies of Rapid Action Force were deployed in Ah'bad, #Godhra & other areas on 27 Feb reported by IE & Mid-Day on 28 Feb #GujaratRiots (14)
On 27 Feb 2002 itself Gujarat Govt asked Centre to send 10 companies of CRPF men as reported by Times of India web.archive.org/web/2014063007… Congress loyalist Outlook weekly also reported on 27 Feb 2002 online that RAF & CRPF men were deployed on 27 Feb #Gujarat2002 (15)
Why is it important to know these events of #Gujarat2002 ? Because modus operandi of (most of the mainstream) media & opposition is SAME in case of #DelhiAntiHinduRiots . Global media was FAR WORSE. Spreading lies, whitewashing Muslim fanaticism, all were & are done (16)
Outlook also reported on 27 Feb 02 online that Centre sounded a nationwide alert & asked states to take STRICT measures to maintain peace. Centre rushed CRPF personnel to Gujarat on 27 Feb itself- as Gujarat asked-reported by Indian Express & Mid-Day on 28 Feb #Gujarat2002 (17)
State govt imposed curfew in #Godhra at 9:45 am (ToI) & in other sensitive areas on 27 Feb 02 itself- India Today reported (18 March 02). 827 preventive arrests were done on 27 Feb itself. SC-appointed SIT also said 827 preventive arrests web.archive.org/web/2013092305… #Gujarat2002 (18)
India Today 18 March 02 also admitted preventive arrests were done on 27 Feb without giving the exact number-given as 827 by SIT. The then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 27 Feb urged Hindus not to retaliate news.google.com/newspapers?nid… So did Gujarat Govt after #Godhra #Gujarat2002 (19)
On 27 Feb 2002 Gujarat Govt appealed to people to maintain peace web.archive.org/web/2013102208… Para 3, last line of The Hindu's report. CM Modi appealed to people for peace through electronic media while talking to reporters in #Godhra on 27 Feb evening-his 1st appeal #Gujarat2002 (20)
The then CM Modi made 2nd appeal for peace broadcast on 28 Feb afternoon on National TV DD-which was broadcast everyday since On 27 Feb itself RSS also made 2 appeals to Hindu society not to retaliate & keep peace web.archive.org/web/2013101421… #Gujarat2002 (21)
Full text of RSS appeal of 27 Feb 2002 by Madan Das Devi-then Joint General Secretary and full text of appeal of 27 Feb by Mohan Bhagwat-then General Secretary i.e. Sarkaryawah of RSS [Scanned images of @eOrganiser 10 March 2002 which covered events till 27 Feb] #Gujarat2002 (22)
VHP also appealed to Hindus to maintain calm & keep patience timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/VHP-appe… Senior Vice President Giriraj Kishore urged for calm after #Godhra . Centre sounded a nation-wide alert on 27 Feb reported by Indian Express next day & Outlook on 27 Feb online #Gujarat2002 (23)
Associated Press reported on 27 Feb 02 that after #Godhra Indian officials immediately stepped up security across India news.google.com/newspapers?nid… Xinhua also reported online on 27 Feb that Indian PM Vajpayee appeals for peace after #Godhra news.xinhuanet.com/english/2002-0… #Gujarat2002 (24)
Despite all steps & appeals for peace, violence broke out on 28 Feb 02 due to media-politicians rubbing salt on peoples wounds, #Godhra & other issues. Gujarat had bloody history of violence. Past riots eg 1969 were caused by minor things timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/66… #Gujarat2002 (25)
India Today(11 Mar 02) said on 28 Feb-'d bloody cycle of violence of Gujarat may just have begun' & Outlook said on 28 Feb 'Guj has always been a communal tinderbox & small spark ignites trouble...d ghost of Godhra looks set to walk Gujarat's streets for months' #Gujarat2002 (26)
IE reported on 1 March 02 that 'in a state so polarized as Gujarat violent backlash of 28 Feb was expected after #Godhra ' & The Hindu reported next day that on 28 Feb 2002 'Mob fury reached its crescendo, police were outnumbered, situation slipped out of hand' #Gujarat2002 (27)
Ahmedabad Fire Brigade with capacity to handle 100 calls received 400 calls on 28 Feb 02. Police got 3500+ calls instead of avg 200 (India Today 18 Mar 02). ToI reported that Rajkot Fire Brigade got 175+calls & was out of water-shows how difficult situation was #Gujarat2002 (28)
ToI said 'Even Army & shoot-at-sight orders couldn't control violence on 1 March' when it was much less than 28 Feb. If even Army couldn't control violence when it was much less, what must have been situation on 28 Feb when it was much more & Army wasn't there? #Gujarat2002 (29)
On 28 Feb 2002 riots began at 11 am. Modi called Centre to send Army informally at 12 noon within 1 hr (India Today 18 March 2002) & The Hindu reported the next day that 'Army units were FRANTICALLY called by CM Modi on 28 Feb' thehindu.com/todays-paper/1… see para 8 #Gujarat2002 (30)
Curfew was imposed at many places in Gujarat even before riots occured as per ToI timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad… & all places by 12:20 pm on 28 Feb. On 28 Feb CM Modi requested the then Defence Minister George Fernandes to come to Gujarat-reported by IE, ToI & others #Gujarat2002 (31)
Curfew was imposed in 26 towns & cities in Gujarat on 28 Feb reported by most dailies next day thehindu.com/todays-paper/1… [See Para 10] Despite being hugely outnumbered Police fired 1496 rounds in Gujarat on 28 Feb, 600+ of them in Ahmedabad alone[official records] #Gujarat2002 (32)
Huge mobs on 28 Feb created road blockades by rocks,trees etc hindering Police movement as per Hindu,ToI,Tribune etc.[As per Justice Tewatia report on many occasions rioters had better weapons than police] But police saved 24,000+ lives in riots-Hindus + Muslims #Gujarat2002 (33)
Police firing killed 17 people on 28 Feb in Gujarat, 10 in Ahmedabad [Official records] thehindu.com/todays-paper/1… See para 2 & para 9 of this. Police fired 4297 tear gas shells on 28 Feb in the state. Dailies next day reported tear gas firing w/o giving exact no. #Gujarat2002 (34)
BBC reported online on 28 Feb when violence was on that Police shot dead 6 in Ahmedabad & tried to restore calm news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asi… 7 were killed in police firing outside Ahmedabad on 28 Feb. As per The Telegraph, 2 in Nadiad & Godhra web.archive.org/web/2013030623… #Gujarat2002 (35)
Procedures for Army deployment started at 12 noon on 28 Feb were done in rapid quick time CCS met under PM indiatoday.in/magazine/cover… Army units reached so quickly that papers like Hindu, IE had time to report their arrival on 28 Feb itself & publish it on 1 March! #Gujarat2002 (36)
Defence Minister G Fernandes reached Gujarat at Modi's request so quickly on 28 Feb that IE reported his arrival on 1 March! Gujarat Govt asked neighbouring states on 28 Feb to send police (all Cong-ruled). MP, Rajasthan didn’t. Only Maharashtra sent a mere 260 #Gujarat2002 (37)
700 were arrested by police on 28 Feb, including 80 in #Godhra though situation was out of control tribuneindia.com/2002/20020301/… On 28 Feb, police shifted 400 in Naroda Patiya to safety & saved 900 out of 1000 people attacked here by mobs timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mob-burn… #Gujarat2002 (38)
On 28 Feb 02, police shot dead 5 Hindus outside Ehsan Jafri's house reported by India Today, SIT & saved 180 Muslims in the episode. To know detailed role of Govt in controlling/preventing violence read this gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… datewise steps & details given #Gujarat2002 (39)
To know brief role of Govt in controlling violence read this gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… This gives a summary. On 1 March 2002, Friday, the 2nd day of riots, Army staged flag marches in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot, #Godhra thehindu.com/todays-paper/s… said 'The Hindu' #Gujarat2002 (40)
On 1 Mar 2002, Friday, 2nd day of riots, extent of violence was much less as compared to 28 Feb. There was also minority backlash. The Hindu, Times of India, IE reported next day that there was Muslim backlash on 1 March web.archive.org/web/2013102619… Para 9 of this #Gujarat2002 (41)
On 1 March 02, G Fernandes took to streets to check violence in Ahmedabad, at great personal risk. ToI & India Today praised him. IE said that on 1 March police tried its best to salvage reputation. 24 Hindus were killed & 40 injured in Police firing on 1 March #Gujarat2002 (42)
On 1 March 2002 'Shoot-at-sight' orders were extended to all 34 curfew-places as per The Hindu next day & there was a minority backlash. ToI reported next day that on 1 March "There were signs of retaliation in areas like Juhapura, Kalupur, Dariapur & Shahpur” #Gujarat2002 (43)
2500 Muslims were saved on 1 March 2002 at Sanjeli town indiatoday.in/magazine/state… Thousands were saved in first 3 days like this & on other days eg. 5000 in Bodeli, 10,000+ in Viramgam. Hindus too were saved from violent Muslims at places like Modasa, Bharuch etc #Gujarat2002 (44)
Police fired 2167 rounds & burst 1969 tear gas shells on 1 March 2002, the 2nd day of riots. These are official statistics, and are also matched by the report of The Times of India dated 7 March 2002 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad… #Gujarat2002 (45)
Tribune reported next day:"(On 2 Mar 02) Ahmedabad, worst hit by violence was virtually back to normal…"Tribune saying Ahmedabad almost normal on 2 March shows Gujarat Govt managed to control violence in ultra-sensitive Ahmedabad in only 2 days after #Godhra! #Gujarat2002 (46)
On 3rd day, 2nd March 2002 police firing killed 47 as per The Hindu-19 in Ahmedabad,8-Godhra,6-Vadodara,5-Anand etc thehindu.com/todays-paper/8… On 2 March curfew was imposed in 40 places in Gujarat & Police fired 1031+ rounds on the day. No allegations on inaction #Gujarat2002 !(47)
On 2 March 02 there were absolutely no allegations of Police/administrative inaction by anyone, any newspaper! On 4th day i.e. 3 March 02 Gujarat was totally peaceful thehindu.com/todays-paper/a… Thus the Gujarat Govt controlled riots in only 3 days after #Godhra ! #Gujarat2002 (48)
Riots were controlled in communally sensitive Gujarat in only 3 days when India Today, Outlook predicted months of violence on 28 Feb 02 in their issues & were controlled in ultra-sensitive Ahmedabad in only 2 days after #Godhra as it was almost normal on 2 Mar! #Gujarat2002 (49)
The Hindu's report of 6 March 2002 shows that major violence ended by 2 March thehindu.com/todays-paper/t… After this were stray riots. In 1st 3 days police fired 5000+ rounds & burst 6500+ tear gas shells. Can be seen from ToI of 7 Mar 02 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad… #Gujarat2002 (50)
In total period of rioting police fired 10,559 rounds & burst 15,369 tear gas shells. 199 were killed in police firing. 83 officers, 419 men & 50 Home Guard were injured- total 552 injured [All official records] after #Godhra [How many gave lives is NA to me] #Gujarat2002 (51)
Until 18 April more Hindus than Muslims were killed in police firing-until first 50 days of riots. As on 6 April 02 77 of 126 killed were Hindus. In 1st 3 days 100 killed in police firing 60 Hindus 40 Muslims. Outside Ahmedabad 43/60 Hindus (including Vadodara) #Gujarat2002 (52)
Muslims started backlash in Ahmedabad on 1 March 02 with shoot-at-sight orders & Army so they were also killed in police firing. As of 28 April 02, as per ToI there were 35,552 arrested including 27,901 Hindus timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/More-fal… Highest ever in Gujarat! #Gujarat2002 (53)
All this was caused by the gruesome #Godhra killings. But Muslim Cong leaders were involved in #Godhra. 3 top Cong leaders were convicted for #Godhra rediff.com/news/report/th… Nos 2, 3 & 15 of list of this link are Cong leaders found guilty by courts for #Godhra #Gujarat2002 (54)
Muslim attacks on Hindus even after #Godhra now totally blacked out by media. To know read gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… Hindu suffering. Muslim attacks on Hindus in Himmatnagar,Modasa,Bharuch, Ahmedabad's areas in Gujarat in 2002 riots indiatoday.com/itoday/2002041… #Gujarat2002 Justice?(55)
Some Muslims attacked police [Army too], Hindus & ALSO DOCTORS even after #Godhra in 2002 riots. An attack on Police Chowky by a Muslim mob articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-03-17/ahm… Attacks by Muslims on BSF jawans & Hindus-bitter truth suppressed by media indiatoday.com/itoday/2002052… #Gujarat2002 (56)
1000s of Hindus also were made homeless by Muslims in Gujarat 2002 EVEN AFTER #Godhra, like Kashmir articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-03-18/ahm… As on 25 April 02 out of 1.4 lakh people in relief camps,1 lakh were Muslims & 40,000 were Hindus. One report hvk.org/2002/0502/59.h… #Gujarat2002 (57)
None other than Marxist MP Brinda Karat admitted that Hindus particularly Dalits were homeless in camps in Gujarat in 2002 web.archive.org/web/2013102621… Till now 80 Muslims have been CONVICTED for attacking Hindus AFTER #Godhra which proves they were on offensive #Gujarat2002 (58)
Attacks on Dalits in #Gujarat2002 by Muslims ignored by media, Mayawati etc. Only Sangh Parivar helped gujaratriots2002.blogspot.in/2013/06/attack… Media-activists lie '2000 Muslims' were killed post-#Godhra Truth:790 Muslims & 254 Hindus (as per UPA) with 101 missing gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… (59)
Whole Gujarat was not burning. Less than 2% of the state burnt, Saurashtra, Kutch were totally peaceful gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… In 2002 Govt controlled riots in 3 days, in 1969 curfew was imposed for 65 days in a row. In 1985 riots lasted 6 months (Feb-July) #Gujarat2002 (60)
To know Gujarat's bloody history of riots read this. gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… Gujarat saw 2938 recorded riots in 10 years in 1960s-avg of 3 riots every 4 days under Cong rule. For some other riots in India in places other than Gujarat read gujaratriots.com/index.php/2012… #Gujarat2002 (61)
There are lies parroted that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots & 2002 post-#Godhra were similar. Truth is that there was a contrast of day & night in these two riots, with no parallel. To know the differences between these riots, read this gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… #Gujarat2002 (62)
Some media committed massive defamation, inflammatory reporting by misquoting CM Modi as saying Newton 3rd law gujaratriots.com/index.php/2012… Inflammatory & stark lies that a pregnant woman's womb was ripped open & fetus taken out were spread gujaratriots.com/index.php/2010… #Gujarat2002 (63)
Massive help was given to victims-Hindu as well as Muslim, Govt spent Rs 35 lakh a day gujaratriots.com/index.php/2010… 204 crore+ later. Hitler ordered killing of Jews, not spending of money to help them. Media whitewashed all help given to riot victims by Gujarat Govt #Gujarat2002 (64)
Outrageous lies were spread that CM Narendra Modi never expressed sadness for violence till 2013 when the fact is that he did express sadness & condemned riots directly many times in 2002 itself. Even after being informed, media ignored. gujaratriots.com/index.php/2011… #Gujarat2002 (65)
Lies & suppressing of facts by media on Sanjiv Bhat's claims on the 27 Feb meeting. For truth & suppressed facts read gujaratriots.com/index.php/2011… Massive errors/lies in Zakia Jafri's complaint concealed by media. gujaratriots.com/index.php/2012… Truth of childish complaint #Gujarat2002 (66)
Lies were concocted by media for years that the then Prime Minister Vajpayee said that Narendra Modi not following Rajdharma. Truth is that he said the opposite, that Modi is following Raj Dharma itself. gujaratriots.com/index.php/2014… #Gujarat2002 (67)
For the worst Gujarat riots of 1969 only 3 people were convicted under Cong rule, 3 each for 1985, 1990 riots. 484 for 2002 Gujarat riots. World record 484 convictions (373 Hindus 111 Muslims) for 2002 riots in 52 cases concealed by media gujaratriots.com/index.php/2012… #Gujarat2002 (68)
In #Gujarat2002 the role of the then political opponents in violence-#Godhra & after was suppressed by media gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… (last paras) and also the role of the media itself. This is told by us in detail in one chapter in our book (69)
Fake sting operation by Tehelka calling boastful lies in private chats as 'confessions'. gujaratriots.com/index.php/2008… Serious violation of law. Tehelka's inflammatory lies caused enormous infuriation. To know the damage by Tehelka lies read twocircles.net/2007nov07/indi… #Gujarat2002 (70)
To know full truth of #Godhra & riots read book "Gujarat Riots: The True Story". It will settle all doubts once & for all gujaratriots.com/index.php/buy-… The book is available worldwide in many currencies (eg US Dollars) & in Print & also E-book gujaratriots.com/index.php/buy-… #Gujarat2002 (71)
Ebook is much cheaper than print book. Print book is priced at Rs 599/- and E-book at Rs 350/- but is often available much cheaper, till Rs 220/- or so due to discounts offered. Available at Flipkart flipkart.com/gujarat-riots-… also on Amazon amazon.in/Gujarat-Riots-… #Gujarat2002 (72)
As per police records, some 157 riots in Gujarat after 3rd March 2002 were started by Muslims (Source: Article by Francis Gautier on rediff.com on 11 March 2003) rediff.com/news/2003/mar/… Deliberate mischief of the biased section of English media #Gujarat2002 (73)
As per figures given by UPA Govt comprising staunchly anti-BJP parties inside India’s Parliament on 11 May 2005, that too in a WRITTEN REPLY, a total of 790 Muslims & 254 Hindus were killed in 2002 Gujarat riots web.archive.org/web/2010040602… Who killed 254 Hindus? #Gujarat2002 (74)
In Muslim-dominated areas of Ahmedabad & other places, Hindus living in minority suffered horribly, were thrown out of their homes, attacked & killed by Muslims. Even in other areas like Sindhi Market & Bhanderi Pole areas of Ahmedabad Muslims attacked Hindus #Gujarat2002 (75)
Some 'secularists', after listening to these facts of Muslim attacks said: "It is natural & inevitable. If Hindus attack & kill them in Naroda Patiya, they will obviously attack, kill, render homeless Hindus in minority in their dominated areas in the next days" #Gujarat2002 (76)
This response has 2 important meanings: 1-When Muslims attack Hindus, they think it is 'natural' & 'inevitable' because of attacks by Hindus on 28 Feb in Naroda Patiya. But the Naroda Patiya attacks were not 'inevitable' & 'natural' because of #Godhra killings! #Gujarat2002 (77)
2-They know & admit that Muslims attacked Hindus EVEN AFTER #Godhra, when they say its 'inevitable'. If they know that its 'inevitable' that Muslims will attack Hindus why do they lie that Muslims were massacred in one-sided attacks ignoring attacks on Hindus? #Gujarat2002 (78)
The Hindu reported on 2 Mar 02: “Unlike 28 Feb when one community was entirely at the receiving end, the minority backlash (on 1 March) caused further worsening of the situation...Police presence had little impact on 2 communities pelting stones at each other...#Gujarat2002 (79)
The Hindu reported on 2 March "Official sources said timely arrival of police foiled a retaliatory attempt to break into a prominent temple in Jamalpur locality in the walled city (on 1 Mar).” As early as 2nd day of riots, Muslims attacked a temple in Ahmedabad! #Gujarat2002 (80)
Indian Express reported on 2 March 02: “(On 1 Mar) Tension escalated in the walled city areas just before the Friday prayers. There were violent clashes between mobs in Jamalpur,Bapunagar & Rakhial (Muslim concentrated areas).” Clearly, Muslims were on offensive #Gujarat2002 (81)
Times of India also reported on 2 March 2002: “(On 1 March) There were signs of retaliation in areas like Juhapura, Kalupur, Dariapur & Shahpur….(all Muslim dominated areas in Ahmedabad)”. This clears all possible doubts, shows that there was a Muslim backlash #Gujarat2002 (82)
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