In 2002, Chief Minister Modi presided over several days of violence against Muslims in the Gujarat region, in which over 2,000 people were killed and many Muslim women were systematically and brutally raped. While there have been attempts to brand these attacks as ‘communal violence’, in which Muslims and Hindus were equally matched participants, there is clear evidence – coming from both Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International - that the violence was orchestrated and sponsored by the state. Hindu supremacist mobs linked to the BJP (the Hindu nationalist party who governed Gujarat) murdered and raped, selectively targeting the addresses occupied by Muslim families. Several witnesses reported being told by police: ‘We have no orders to save you.’ (South Asia Solidarity Group have organised a protest calling for the withdrawal of Modi’s invitation on Monday 9 September 2013, 11:30 AM – 1 PM, at Barry Gardiner’s MP’s surgery, Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way, Wembley HA9 0FJ)
Posted on: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 12:32:40 +0000
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