The 2002 Gujarat Riots...      articles from Rediff.com

 Interviews
  'All of you want
    a magic wand in Gujarat'

   -- Narendra Modi
  'The police have failed to
   find the real culprits'

   -- Yusuf Abdul Charkha
  'There is a realisation that
   there should be peace
   in Gujarat'

   -- K P S Gill
  'BJP has communalised
   Gujarat'

   -- Ghanshyam Shah
  'We are not afraid of
   the Congress'

   -- Vijay Kumar Malhotra
  'If the BJP does not
   contain the VHP, it will be
   punished by the Indian
   Indian electorate

   -- Ashutosh Varshney
  'Hindus of Gujarat
   regret the violence

   -- Kaushik Mehta
  'Muslims have to make
   cogent efforts to improve
   their lot

   -- Justice Mohd Shamim
  'You are accusing BJP
   of staging a drama

   -- Jana Krishnamurthy
  'We have surrendered
   our Gujarati identity

   -- Shiraz Tirmizi
  'Modi is anti-Muslim only
   because it suits him'

   -- Shankersinh Vaghela
  'Modi either lacks
   administrative will or
   competence'

   -- Shambhu Srivastava
  'They don't trust each
   other anymore'

   -- Justice J S Verma
  'The communal virus has
   permeated society'

   -- Amubhai Rawani
  'The temple must be
   completed'

   -- Balraj Madhok
  'Supreme Court is India's
   bulwark of secularism'

   -- Mohd Aslam Bhure
  'I know the temple cannot
   be built in a day'

   -- Pravin Togadia
  'Undisputed land belongs
   to the Hindus'

   -- Arun Jaitley
  'Atalji is chanting
   my Mandal mantra'

   -- V P Singh
  'Is Vajpayee
   threatening me?

   -- Ramchandra Paramhans
  'You can replace a
   government but not Ram'

   -- Giriraj Kishore
  'Unless the BJP gives
   Hindu
   sentiments importance
   it has no future'

   -- Ashok Singhal






• October 8, 2002
•  Razzak Kurkur, prime accused in Godhra massacre, arrested

• September 17, 2002
•  Violence in Gujarat; one killed

• September 14, 2002
•  Gujarat riots embarrass me wherever I go, says Vajpayee

• September 13, 2002
•  Gujarat violence an aberration: Vajpayee

• August 31, 2002
•  NGO invited to bridge Hindu-Muslim gap in Gujarat

• August 30, 2002
•  Plan to kill Modi, Togadia unearthed

• August 28, 2002
•  BJP fears disruption of Gaurav Yatra launch
•  Column Dilip D'Souza: Insinuation rules

• August 26, 2002
•  Two more held in connection with Godhra carnage

• August 22, 2002
•  Youth's testimony throws new light on Godhra attack

• August 21, 2002
•  SC to hear presidential reference on Gujarat on Monday
•  Sonia asks Vajpayee to stop Gaurav Yatra

• August 20, 2002
•  SC receives presidential reference on Gujarat
•  BJP to launch Gujarat Gaurav Yatra on September 3
•  Provocative ad campaign in Gujarat targets EC, NHRC
• Coloumn: EC versus Govt of India

• August 19, 2002
•  Cabinet forwards Gujarat resolution to Prez
•  President's rule in Gujarat is no remedy: Governor
•  EC suggestion on Prez rule made govt challenge order: Advani

• August 17, 2002
•  BJP will win whenever Gujarat poll is held: Advani
•  EC's Gujarat order against the Constitution: BJP

• August 16, 2002
•  EC rules out early election in Gujarat

• August 14, 2002
•  Show aggression: Advani exhorts partymen

• August 13, 2002
•  President praises spirit of Kutch people
•  Show 'unity of mind' to tackle problems: Kalam
•  Kalam's departure for Bhuj delayed
•  Riot-affected children from Guj find a new home

• August 12, 2002
•  President postpones recording of I-Day speech
•  Riot victims get cash doles
•  Shah Alam relief camp organiser detained
•  Kalam likely to steer clear of controversy
•  Riot-hit areas spruced up for Kalam
•  Kalam shares his vision of India with school children
•  Expedite relief, Kalam tells Gujarat administration
•  Violence in Ahmedabad; three injured
•  Kalam's visit a matter of pride: Modi
•  Government kept Kalam away: Shah-e-Alam camp inmates

• August 10, 2002
•  CEC chides authorities for giving improper information on riots: PTI

• August 9, 2002
•  Kalam picks Gujarat for his first official visit: PTI
• Special: CEC, team get first-hand feedback from riot victims: PTI

• August 5, 2002
• Special: Elections and three questions

• August 1, 2002
• Special: 'Peace is above Hindutva'

• July 31, 2002
• Special: The town that refused to burn

• July 30, 2002
• It is up to EC to decide on poll timing: Narendra Modi/PTI

• July 26, 2002
• One more arrested in Ahmedabad rathyatra case: PTI

• July 23, 2002
• BJP allies against Gujarat polls being held right now: PTI
• Gujarat riots state-sponsored, pre-planned: Opposition
• One more held in Godhra case: PTI
• British MPs wanting to visit Gujarat may be denied visas

• July 22, 2002
• Viramgam peaceful, curfew lifted: PTI

• July 20, 2002
• Toll in Viramgam violence goes up
• 'If J&K can go to polls, why not Gujarat'

• July 19, 2002
• Modi quits; assembly dissolved
• Gujarat polls: Tug-of-war possible between EC, Centre
• Modi attacks 'power hungry' detractors
• Communal violence in Viramgam, 1 killed: PTI
• Paswan demands central rule in Gujarat

• July 18, 2002
• Campaign against riots launched in UK
• I won't contest Gujarat assembly polls: Vaghela/PTI

• July 17, 2002
• State government to force early poll
• Gill wanted to avoid 'political controversies': PTI

• July 15, 2002
• Three accused in Godhra carnage admit to role

• July 14, 2002
• Peaceful rathyatras shows normalcy restored in Gujarat: Modi

• July 13, 2002
• Fresh riots in Kheda
• Gujarat Cong president, CLP leader resigns: PTI

• July 12, 2002
• Ahmedabad rathyatra end peacefully

• July 11, 2002
• 60% Muslims desert houses on rathyatra route

• July 10, 2002
• Congress assails Gill for remarks on Gujarat polls: PTI

• July 9, 2002
• Gill favours early elections in Gujarat: PTI

• July 8, 2002
• Temple mahant in Ahmedabad held with firearms: PTI
• Ahmedabad rath yatra entourage reduced: PTI

• July 5, 2002
• Victims of riots battered to death in Gujarat

• July 4, 2002
• Godhra incident: Forensic report contradicts police version - Reuters

• June 25, 2002
• 3 arrested for Gulbarg Society murders: PTI

• June 24, 2002
• Group clash in Baroda leaves four persons injured
• Charge sheet filed against 21 accused in Baroda's Best Bakery case: PTI

• June 22, 2002
• Govt's apathy and threats worry Guj Muslims: Reuters

• June 19, 2002
• Modi is a hero of Hindutva: VHP

• June 17, 2002
• Gujarat assembly poll before March: Modi

• June 11, 2002
• Three hurt in arson, stabbing in Ahmedabad
• Gujarat Muslims want to settle in Bihar: Laloo

• June 8, 2002
• Five Naroda Patiya case accused in judicial custody

• June 4, 2002
• Charge sheet filed in Naroda Patiya case
• Police fire at mobs in Bhavnagar

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