I received this from a friend. If it is true, it is very shocking indeed. > > > Forwarded: > > > > > > From: Hari Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: The Godhra train incident > > > Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:18:36 -0800 > > > > > > Dear friends: > > > > > > Conflicting news have been coming from various sources as to > >what > > > actually > > > happened at the Godhra station on Feb. 27, where a couple of > >train > > > coaches > > > were burnt, killing many Hindu Ram Sewaks and others, > >including > > > women and > > > children. > > > > > > Knowing India as I think I do, I found it extremely unlikely > >that > > > an > > > "organized" crowd of Muslims would undertake such a ghastly > >act in > > > a > > > pre-planned way, as has been widely asserted in the media. > > > > > > I wrote to some journalist friends of mine in India. And > >here is > > > a version > > > I have received from a highly reputed journalist and Human > >Rights > > > activist, > > > Mukundan Menon, based in Kerala. And I am pleased to share it > >with > > > you. This > > > story has already been published in some Kerala papers. > > > > > > Mr. Menon also informs me, in his covering note that the > >Sonis > > > mentioned > > > in the second paragraph of his story have already > >"backtracked, > > > apparently > > > due to pressure or fear". Mr. Menon goes on to add: "There > >are > > > several other > > > supportive versions (including of Raj Babbar) to say that the > >Kar > > > Sevaks > > > that day were particularly unruly right from Allahabad > >against > > > other > > > passengers." > > > > > > While what happened at Godhra must be strongly condemned, > >this > > > story at > > > least puts the whole event in a broader context. > > > > > > hari sharma > > > > > > Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 05:04:44 > > > Subject: Truth about the train incident > > > > > > UNTOLD STORY ON GODHRA TRAIN BURNING > > > > > > The tragic burning incident of Sabarmati Express, which > >took > > > place about > > > one km away from Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002 > > > (Thursday), has > > > thrown lot of questions. However, I would like to bring to > >your > > > notice many > > > aspects and facts which have been ignored. > > > > > > This has been prepared based on reliable informations > >sourced > > > from: Mr. > > > Anil Soni and Ms. Neelam Soni (reporters of "Gujarat Samachar" > >and > > > also of > > > P.T.I. & A.N.I.). Both of them worked hard to dig the true > >facts > > > which > > > deserve words of appraisal. Mr. Soni can be contacted at > >(Mobile > > > Number: > > > 009825038152; > > > Res. TF. No.02672-43153; Off. TF No. 02672-43152; Fax No. > > > 02672-45999). > > > > > > S-6 and two other compartments of Sabarmati Express were > >carrying > > > the > > > VHP's kar sevaks that day. The whole incident took place due > >to the > > > kar > > > kevaks in S-6. The sequence of events did not begin at > >Godhra > > > station, as > > > was spread everywhere. The ghastly sequence of events, on the > >other > > > hand, > > > started at Daahod railway station, which is 75 km before > >Godhra. > > > > > > The train reached Daahod railway station after ll owner > >after > > > having tea > > > and snacks, attacked and damaged the stall. After the attack > >they > > > proceeded > > > back to the departing train. The stall owner then filed an N > >C > > > against the > > > kar sevaks at the local police station. Around 7:15 am the > >train > > > reached > > > Godhra railway station. > > > > > > At Godhra, too, the kar sevaks came out of their reserved > > > compartments to > > > have tea and snacks at the small tea stall on the platform. > >This > > > tea stall > > > was run by an old bearded man belonging to the minority > >community > > > with the > > > help of a servant. The kar sevaks purposefully started an > >argument > > > with this > > > old man. They physically assaulted him and pulled his beard > >to > > > further > > > humiliate the old man. > > > > > > All the while, the kar sevaks kept on chanting highly > >provocative > > > slogans > > > like, "Mandir ka nirmaan karo, Babar ki aulad ko bahar > >karo". > > > (build the > > > temple and throw Babar's kids out of the country.). Hearing > >the > > > chaos, the > > > 16-year old daughter of the old man, who was present at the > > > station, came > > > forward to save her father from the assaulting kar kevaks. She > >kept > > > on > > > pleading and begging them to stop beating her father and leave > >him > > > alone. > > > > > > However, as against her pleas, the kar kevaks bodily lifted > >the > > > young > > > girl, carried her inside the S-6 compartment, and bolted the > > > compartment > > > door from inside. > > > > > > The girl was crying for help from within the compartment, > >and the > > > old man > > > banged on the compartment doors pleading the kar sevaks to > >leave > > > his > > > daughter. Then the train started moving from Godhra station. > > > However, before > > > the train completely moved out of the platfom, two stall > >vendors > > > jumped into > > > the last bogey after the guard cabin. With the intention of > >saving > > > the girl > > > from S-6, they pulled the chain and the train was stopped. > > > > > > The train came to a complete halt one km away from Godhra > >railway > > > station. > > > The two vendors rushed to the S-6 bogey and started banging > >at > > > the door > > > requesting the kar sevaks to spare the girl alone. > > > > > > Hearing the chaos, people in the vicinity of the tracks > >started > > > gathering > > > around the train. n, requested the kar sevaks to return the > >girl > > > back. > > > However, instead of heeding to their plea, the kar sevaks > >started > > > closing > > > the windows of the compartment. This had infuriated the mob > >to > > > retaliate by > > > pelting stones at the compartment. > > > > > > Soon, the kar sevaks from the adjoining two compartments in > >front > > > and rear > > > of S-6, got down with bamboo sticks meant to carry their > >banners. > > > They > > > attacked the mob with the bamboo sticks. This had further > > > infuriated the > > > mob gathered to save the trapped girl from S-6. > > > > > > Soon, the frenzied crowd started bringing diesel and petrol > > from > > > trucks > > > and auto-rickshaws standing at the garages in Signal Fadia (a > >place > > > in > > > Godhra) and burnt the S-6 compartment. As is being spread, > >none > > > brought the > > > fuel from any petrol pump. Nor, was this act of burning a > > > pre-planned one, > > > as is being alleged now by different quarters. It had happened > >at > > > the spur > > > of the movement, out of sheer frustration of the angry > >crowd. > > > > > > Soon after this incident, the V.H.P. activists living > >nearby > > > started > > > burning the garages in Signal Fadia. They also burnt down > >Baddshah > > > Masjid at > > > Shehra Bhagaad area in Godhra. This was the beginning of the > > > massacre and > > > arson against Muslim minorities that engulfed whole of > >Gujarat > > > state on the > > > following days, which still continue. > > > > > > The police, who reached late, resorted to wanton harassments > >and > > > arrest of > > > innocent local people of Godhra. Furthermore, without any > > > substantial > > > evidence or proof, the police blamed the Mayor of Godhra, Mr. > >Ahmed > > > Hussain > > > Kalota, for this incident. Belonging to Congress party, Mr. > >Kalota > > > is also a > > > lawyer. > > > > > > At the instance of Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, > >the > > > Union > > > Information Minister, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, had reprimanded the > >staff > > > of local > > > "Akashvani" (All India Radio) for first reporting this > >incident in > > > their > > > > news bulletin. Thereafter, no journalist or reporter, > > > especially from > > > electronic media like NDTV of Star News, were given access to > >go > > > anywhere > > > near Godhra railway station. Also, cable TV operators in Gujd > >to > > > follow > > > suit. > > > > > > Clearly the Gujarat and Central Governments want nobody to > >know > > > this > > > factual story of what had happened at Godhra station that led > >to > > > the burning > > > of S-6 bogey of Sabarmati Express on February 27 morning. > > > > > > From: Hari Sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: VHP leaflet from Gujarat > > > Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:58:32 -0800 > > > > > > Dear friends: > > > > > > The following is a communication a SANSAD friend has > >received > > > from Mallika > > > Sarabhai, the renowned dancer from Ahmedabad. > > > > > > This is for your information, and to convey the extent to > >which > > > the battle > > > lines are being drawn. > > > > > > hari sharma > > > ******** > > > > > > This is a leaflet (in Gujarathi) being distributed in lakhs > >in > > > Gujarat > > > State. We need you to pass this on to warn people of the > >gravity of > > > the > > > situation. Please help to pass it on to the press and to > >people who > > > will > > > help us fight it fearlessly. - mallika > > > > > > > > > The creeping fascism in Gujarat: > > > > > > A TRANSLATION OF THE CIRCULAR LETTER IN GUJARATI IS > >DISTRIBUTED > > > IN THE > > > STREETS OF AHMEDABAD by the VHP > > > > > > VISHWA HINDU PARISHAD (Raanip) SATYAM SHIVAM SUNDARAM JAI > >SHRIRAM > > > > > > WAKE UP! ARISE! THINK! ENFORCE! SAVE THE COUNTRY! SAVE THE > > > RELGIION! > > > > > > Economic boycott is the only solution! The anti-national > >elements > > > use the > > > money earned from the Hindus to destroy us! They buy arms! > >They > > > molest our > > > sisters and daughters! The way to break the back-bone of > >these > > > elements is: > > > An economic non-cooperation movement. > > > > > > Let us resolve - > > > 1. From now on I will not buy anything from a Muslim > >shopkeeper! > > > 2. I will not sell anything from my shop to such elements! > > > 3. Neither shall I use the hotels of these anti-nationals, > >nor > > > their > > > garages! > > > 4. I shall give my vehicles only to Hindu garages! From a > >needle > > > to gold, > > > I shall not buy anything made by Muslims; neither shall we > >sell > > > them things > > > made by us! > > > 5. Boycott whole-heartedly films in which Muslim > >hero-heroines > > > act! Throw > > > out films produced by these anti-nationals! > > > 6. Never work in offices of Muslims! Do not hire them! > > > 7. Do not let them buy offices in our business premises, nor > >sell > > > or hire > > > out houses to them in our housing societies, colonies or > > > communities. > > > 8. I shall certainly vote, but only for him who will protect > >the > > > Hindu > > > nation. > > > 9. I shall be alert to ensure that our sisters-daughters do > >not > > > fall into > > > the 'love-trap' of Muslim boys at school-college-workplace. > > > 10. I shall not receive any education or training from a > >Muslim > > > teacher. > > > > > > Such a strict economic boycott will throttle these elements! > >It > > > will break > > > their back-bone! Then it will be difficult for them to live in > >any > > > corner of > > > this country. Friends, begin this economic boycott from today! > >Then > > > no > > > Muslim will raise his head before us! Did you read this > >leaflet? > > > Then make > > > ten photocopies of it, and distribute it to our brothers. The > >curse > > > of > > > Hanumanji be on him who does not implement this, and > >distribute it > > > to > > > others! The curse of Ramchandraji also be on him! Jai > >Shriram! > > > > > > A true Hindu patriot. > > > > > > N.B. The kites we use at Uttrayan (Kite flying day) are also > >made > > > by them. > > > The fire-works are also made by them. We should boycott > >those > > > too. Jai > > > Shri Ram (Ranip) >
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