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Dhandhuka violence: Gujarat minority group seeks judicial action, cites targeted arson
The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Gujarat has written to the Director General of Police seeking judicial action in connection with recent violence in Dhandhuka town of Ahmedabad district, alleging...
‘Books now, humans later’: An ominous warning for the nation
The burning of 4500 books at Madarsah Azizia in Bihar Sharif marks a new low for Ram Navami violence
Hindutva mobs in Bihar run amok, cause loss of Rs. 6 crores
A report by Maktoob Media has alleged that the violence and destruction of property by the mobs incurred loss of crores to the Muslim population as their shops and properties were attacked.
Ram Navami violence by Aaj Tak calls into question the lopsided portrayal of communally sensitive news
Even as violent incidents occurred in many Indian states, mainstream media conveniently presented a one-sided narrative
Maharashtra interfaith committee to submit report by end April
State Minister, Mangal Prabhat Lodha also spoke on the ‘Bhaichara committees’ at police stations which need to meet frequently to quell communal tensions
21 years down, ‘Lack of Evidence’, says Gujarat Court and Acquits 27 Accused of Gang Rape, Murder During 2002 Violence
The court in Panchmahal district said that the 190...
Karnataka’s Shame: Cattle trader, a Muslim, beaten to death by cow vigilantes
NDTV and Telegraph both reported how 38 year old, Idrees Pasha’s body was found by the roadside at Sathnur village in Ramanagara district of Karnataka not far from Bengaluru; Puneet Kerehalli, leader of a so-called 'cow protection force', is on the run
The contentious route, a common factor in inciting violence during religious processions in India
Institutional amnesia chronically ails the state police! Myriad commissions of inquiry including the seminal Justice DP Madon Commission of Inquiry into the Bhiwandi-Mahad-Jalgaon Riots in 1970 have abjured the police from allowing indiscriminate passage to religious processions; the recommendations of these commissions and the law of the land are however not followed by the police controlled as its actions are by the executive
Ram Navami: Violent Clashes in many states of India
West Bengal’ Howrah and Maharashtra’s Aurangabad witnessed stone pelting, arson
Exaggerated or ominous, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) claims it has plans for 1500-2000 rallies during Ram Navami in Bengal
These claims have been published in two newspaper reports, one a daily Bartaman, the other Jugoshonkho that has a partiality for the rightwing BJP; two online posters “announce” these rallies previously not a cultural presence in Bengal
Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah, state a particular target
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a dharna, says strict action will be taken against the culprits and reminded the people that Ram Navmi and Ramzan are both being observed by the people
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