Communalism
Govt plans to reach out to Christians amid attacks, anti-conversion law, FCRA issues By Vasudha Venugopal, Mar 24, 2022 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/govt-plans-to-reach-out-to-christians-amid-attacks-anti-conversion-law-fcra-issues/articleshow/90405437.cms
ministry minority affairs is now likely to host another big meeting of the MPs, chief ministers and other influential leaders from the community and bishops from different denominations of churches. Clearances under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, anti-conversion law and attacks on members of the community in some states were among the major issues
“The victims of the Delhi pogrom never got justice, not enough compensation, and no psychiatric help; these children need that kind of help; the mental impact on them is enormous,” Mujtaba told Maktoob.
According to Najiz – the compensation given by the Delhi government is not enough.
“Do you believe ten lakh rupees is sufficient? Will it be enough to feed my children indefinitely? I am not even educated enough to work; who will take care of my children?” said Najiz.
She blamed the Union government for the Delhi pogrom, claiming that if the government had acted the day the violence broke out, many people would still be alive.
“This was all done by the government; they have a hand in all of this; why didn’t they take action? The riots would have stopped in an hour, so why didn’t the government do anything for four days?” Najiz raged.
Asad and Ayaan, like many other Delhi pogrom-hit children, will never be the same, their childhood will never be the same, and the mental impact of the anti-Muslim violence will linger like a wound for the rest of their lives.
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By Arshi Qureshi, 5th March, 2022
https://maktoobmedia.com/2022/03/05/life-without-our-papa-isnt-the-same-children-of-delhi-pogrom/
Anti-Muslim slogans and calls to murder Muslims are allegedly heard in the video, amidst loud music. “Jab Kat*e ka*te jaayenge, tab Ram Ram chillayenge,” supporters are heard saying, as several have pointed out on social media. The call loosely translates to, “When Muslims will be killed, they will shout Ram’s name” but uses derogatory slurs without naming Muslims.
The former MLA and Hindu Yuva Vahini leader has been in news for multiple instances of hate speech during his election campaign.
https://thewire.in/communalism/dumariyaganj-bjp-mla-raghvendra-singh-muslims-genocide
Hindu extremists had threatened Pastor Sankar in the past for preaching Christianity, and had also threatened to kill him.
“The Christians in this area have been facing intense opposition from the radical Hindu nationalists. Several times Pastor Shankar defended Christians from radical Hindu nationalists, and that could be the reason for this extreme form of persecution [through] killing,” a local Christian said.
https://iamc.com/hindu-extremists-stab-christian-pastor-to-death-for-preaching-christianity/
Stories of love and hate | Remembering the Gujarat Carnage 20 years later | Siddharth Vardarajan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsBfkiMUkAE Feb 25, 2022 Citizens for Justice and Peace Renowned journalist, editor and academic Siddharth Vardarajan reads out his story about the price of love in times of hate. "I love you Geetaben from the bottom of my heart" The story was published by the Times of India in April 2002, when Vardarajan was the deputy-editor. He has also authored the book, Gujarat- the Making of a Tragedy
20 Years of 2002 Gujarat Riots | Unscripted Ft. Rana Ayyub https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_2IyTv5Cr2U 1984 sikh genocide if there was justice then , then 1993 would not have occured, nor would 2002..
Gujarat 2002 - 2022 Memories of Struggle | Music and Conversation https://youtu.be/Z61ddJmeULI 27th Feb 2022 Human Rights Defender and CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad brings together activist-musician TM Krishna and actor Naseeruddin Shah to host special conversations and live music with survivors and families of victims of the genocide.
The build-up to Gujarat Carnage of 2002 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKXgHOldiUQ Feb 22, 2022 Citizens for Justice and Peace
For many years before the Gujarat carnage, Communalism Combat, a magazine edited by Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, had been exposing ominous signs of a build-up of Hindutva extremism in the state. From open distribution of Trishuls in the state to politicisation of the police force, the tell tale signs of a coming collapse of communal amity could be seen all around. Teesta Setalvad takes us through the years leading up to what is popularly touted as a ‘spontaneous’ reaction of a peaceful majority.
When Shubha Mudgal honoured the victims of Gujarat carnage at the Gulberg society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXmrZqBEKek Feb 24, 2022
On 27th February 2012, CJP organized a memorial to mark ten years of Gujarat Carnage. Celebrated musicians Shubha Mudgal, Aneesh Pradhan and Sudhir Patwardhan perform in Gulberg Society, Ahmedabad in the presence of almost 1000 survivors and human rights activists