08-13-2005, 10:45 PM
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Rajesh Kumar / New Delhi
After the anti-Sikh pogrom, there were several instances of murderous mob leaders being promoted and pampered within the Congress party. The cases of two such leaders need special mention - Motilal Bakolia and Lala Ramlal.
While Bakolia was the right hand man of former Congress MP Dharam Dass Shastri, Ramlal was the satrap of Kashmeri Gate area. At that point in time, both were members of the Metropolitan Council.
Though his leader, Dharam Dass Shastri went through a bad patch, Bakolia was entrusted with various positions between 1984 and 1990 in Delhi Congress. Till 2003, Bakolia was an MLA of the party and even headed the Assembly's Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Committee.
The Nanavati Commission report on page 35 indicting him for preventing Karol Bagh police station officers from restoring law and order is shocking. He even tried to manhandle the SHO.
The report says that after the Station House Officer (SHO) brought the situation under control and launched a drive to recover looted property and arrest the rioters, Shastri and Bakolia, accompanied by some Councillors went to the police station on November 5, 1984 and condemned the police officers for their exemplary work.
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They also told the police that those arrested were not criminals. "The police were also warned of dire consequences if they did not release those arrested and if any action was taken against them. At that time, Additional Commissioner of Police HC Jatav and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Amodh Kanth were also present.
Mr Bakolia in the presence of these higher officers tried to manhandle the SHO.Dharam Dass Shastri shouted at the DCP and SHO and tried to pressurise them to release the arrested persons.
Both DCP and SHO were in favour of releasing the arrested persons but HC Jatav opposed that it was not a proper way to behave with political leaders," the Commission said.
Lala Ramlal, now 93-year-old, has always enjoyed a close proximity to the Nehru-Gandhi family. When Indira Gandhi was arrested in 1977, he even stood surety for her bail bond. Ramlal claims that he was offered a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Chandni Chowk parliamentary seat in 1985. A fact, which is not disputed by local Congress leaders. In 1997, his daughter-in-law Kamlesh Gupta was given a Congress ticket to contest the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election.
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The GT Nanavati Commission report on the anti-Sikh carnage, mentions the case of Kashmeri Gate police station on page 47. On November 1, 1984, a samadhi was demolished in Yamuna Bazar and Congress Councillor Ramlal, Lahri Singh and Dharmo were leading a mob and raising slogans.
Mr Fakkar Nath in his affidavit before the Commission said that he was asleep in his house when he heard some noise coming from outside. When he went out, he saw Ramlal instigating the mob to kill him and burn his house. He, therefore, ran away. Fakkar Nath further stated that thereafter he went to the police station but the duty officer refused to register his complaint.
Three major incidents took place on that day where a violent mob set on fire 20 taxis and two persons at ISBT, Kashmeri Gate. In the second incident, a violent mob looted and burnt some shops on Hamilton Road. Mr Hari Deo Singh was the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the sub-division and Dario Singh was the SHO of the police station. The Commission says that the police took no action.
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Rajesh Kumar / New Delhi
After the anti-Sikh pogrom, there were several instances of murderous mob leaders being promoted and pampered within the Congress party. The cases of two such leaders need special mention - Motilal Bakolia and Lala Ramlal.
While Bakolia was the right hand man of former Congress MP Dharam Dass Shastri, Ramlal was the satrap of Kashmeri Gate area. At that point in time, both were members of the Metropolitan Council.
Though his leader, Dharam Dass Shastri went through a bad patch, Bakolia was entrusted with various positions between 1984 and 1990 in Delhi Congress. Till 2003, Bakolia was an MLA of the party and even headed the Assembly's Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Committee.
The Nanavati Commission report on page 35 indicting him for preventing Karol Bagh police station officers from restoring law and order is shocking. He even tried to manhandle the SHO.
The report says that after the Station House Officer (SHO) brought the situation under control and launched a drive to recover looted property and arrest the rioters, Shastri and Bakolia, accompanied by some Councillors went to the police station on November 5, 1984 and condemned the police officers for their exemplary work.
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They also told the police that those arrested were not criminals. "The police were also warned of dire consequences if they did not release those arrested and if any action was taken against them. At that time, Additional Commissioner of Police HC Jatav and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Amodh Kanth were also present.
Mr Bakolia in the presence of these higher officers tried to manhandle the SHO.Dharam Dass Shastri shouted at the DCP and SHO and tried to pressurise them to release the arrested persons.
Both DCP and SHO were in favour of releasing the arrested persons but HC Jatav opposed that it was not a proper way to behave with political leaders," the Commission said.
Lala Ramlal, now 93-year-old, has always enjoyed a close proximity to the Nehru-Gandhi family. When Indira Gandhi was arrested in 1977, he even stood surety for her bail bond. Ramlal claims that he was offered a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Chandni Chowk parliamentary seat in 1985. A fact, which is not disputed by local Congress leaders. In 1997, his daughter-in-law Kamlesh Gupta was given a Congress ticket to contest the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) election.
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The GT Nanavati Commission report on the anti-Sikh carnage, mentions the case of Kashmeri Gate police station on page 47. On November 1, 1984, a samadhi was demolished in Yamuna Bazar and Congress Councillor Ramlal, Lahri Singh and Dharmo were leading a mob and raising slogans.
Mr Fakkar Nath in his affidavit before the Commission said that he was asleep in his house when he heard some noise coming from outside. When he went out, he saw Ramlal instigating the mob to kill him and burn his house. He, therefore, ran away. Fakkar Nath further stated that thereafter he went to the police station but the duty officer refused to register his complaint.
Three major incidents took place on that day where a violent mob set on fire 20 taxis and two persons at ISBT, Kashmeri Gate. In the second incident, a violent mob looted and burnt some shops on Hamilton Road. Mr Hari Deo Singh was the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of the sub-division and Dario Singh was the SHO of the police station. The Commission says that the police took no action.
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