My immature mind was already corrupted by this communal feeling. I often wondered if we too will meet the same fate as other Muslims who perished in the riots. My mother lost her cousin in the Bengali-Bihari riots in Bangladesh. She told me that her cousin could save her daughter as she hid her below her saari who was later rescued by the police. At least I now have a hiding place in case of emergency!
From the category archives:
Political
Winter was about to set it but the climate around Tube factory in Jamshedpur was still warm. I was playing with my brother on the veranda when mom called us inside. Doors were shut and all windows closed even though it was still not cold outside. We were pushed to the living room where Doordarshan was broadcasting news. It was quite unusual for DD to broadcast news in the evening but I soon found out why. Babri Masjid was being attacked my Kar Sewaks with unconfirmed reports that it has already been demolished. Even though at that age, 9 years, no one gives a damn about politics but I was born sensitive so was infuriated at a Masjid being demolished. Even though I didn’t know the names of RSS/VHP/BJP leaders but their continuous venomous speeches had made me realise that that they are ‘bad people’, at least for the Muslims (Fortunately Shahi Imam Bukhari was not a media darling at that time).
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Once again the agents of terror have carried a horrendous act of killing innocent people. 64 people have died in the blast that burnt down 2 bogies of Samjahuata Express, the faint symbol of peace between India & Pakistan.
Dear Terrorist bhahiya,
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Most surprisingly Lalu and Rabri devi have been acquitted in a assets case.
And after the acquittal our Railway Minister’s faith in judiciary was reinforced.
A visibly happy Lalu, in his first reaction outside the court, said: “We have got justice from court. We have full faith in the judiciary. The verdict has reinforced my faith in the judiciary,� he said.
Anyway there are many more cases still pending and I am sure that he won’t even live that long so as to get punished, Indian judiciary system you see!
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Its now Sidhu who is being tried for murder. The same Sidhu who once played for India, his famous innings at Bangalore help India win the quater finals in 1996 World Cup.
BJP MP and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Friday found guilty of causing a man’s death in 1988 during a fight with him over parking in Patiala.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court overturned a lower court’s 1999 order acquitting Sidhu in the death of Patiala resident Gurman Singh and found him guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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