Godhra

[ramana]

I have been thinking about the publicity about the 'riots' and the motivation. Its mostly the Leftist and Liberals who do this. The prime objective is not just getting Modi but delegitimize the entire State machinery. The numerous distortions of the record are to discredit state legitimacy. One eg. it they always say three days of rioting occured. The train was burnt on Feb 27. Riots occured on Feb 28th. Central help was called for on March1st. This is where the three days 'lag' comes into picture. However Feb has only 28 days. There are reams written about the causalties during the riots. The fact is it was a massive situation and State forces were inadequate to deal with it.

Now why did the folks create a massive situation? I think the US response to 9/11 had something to do with it. In response to the twin towers collapse, the US promptly, by national standards, coerced TSP into giving them bases and attacked Afghanistan and bombed it to stoneage and replaced the Taliban regime. Globalization and awarness brought about the speedy retaliation by the US to terrorists actions to everyone everywhere.

In contrast the Indian govt., even when the Lok Sabha was attacked by TSP based terrorists, mobilised its troops and sat still at the borders on advice and caution of the US. The people in Gujarat, outraged at the burning of the train and the gruesome killings, took a leaf from the US and took matters into their own hands. It was a lynching in US style that is different than other riots at other times. The Gujarat State law and order machinery was overwhelmed by the number of incidents and the magnitude of the incidents.

If its was someother party than the BJP in power in Gujarat there would not be so much hue and cry. The Delhi Sikh killings by INC in 1984 were more numerous and gruesome with the perpetrators still scott free and in power in INC.

And lets get a proper prespective and not delegitimize state institutions for narro political reasons.

INC has little credentials now in Gujarat. More riots and killings occured under their watch in Gujarat.