Have the courts found Modi guilty of any crime?

    It is sometimes claimed that “…the Supreme Court, generally reckoned one of the few incorruptible institutions left in India, can’t find Modi guilty” (comment on a Guardian opinion piece.) This misses the fact that Modi has neither been tried, nor been exhonerated, for his role in the violence in Gujarat in 2002. The legal argument to date has centred on whether he should stand trial. A … Continue reading Have the courts found Modi guilty of any crime?

2002 survivor Sultana on Modi

The Panchmahals district (near Godhra) in Gujarat, witnessed some of the most horrific violence unleashed during the 2002 carnage. Like elsewhere in the state, the violence was marked by assaults targetting women; most such gangrapes went largely unreported. Sultana, one of the most courageous survivors, decided not just to break her silence, but seek justice as well. After giving a chilling account of the incident … Continue reading 2002 survivor Sultana on Modi

क्या संबंध है गुजरात के विकास के मॉडेल और दंगे के मॉडेल में?

लोकसभा चुनाव हमेशा ही मनोरंजनप्रद रहा है. और जबसे चौबीसों घंटे चलनेवाले टीवी चैनल आए है ये और भी मज़ेदार हो गया है. इस मनोरंजन में चुनाव भी गैरमामूली हो गया है. टीवी स्टूडियो में बैठे आकाओं ने इसे महज़ दो पुरुषों के बीच का कुश्ती बना दिया है. ये बहुत ध्यान देने की बात है की ना मोदी ना ही गाँधी जनता से जुड़े … Continue reading क्या संबंध है गुजरात के विकास के मॉडेल और दंगे के मॉडेल में?

Aam Aadmi on Aseemanand

a Aseemananda, the main accused in the acts of terrorism of bombing the Samjhauta Express (February2007), Hyderabad Mecca Masjid (May 2007), Ajmer Dargah (October 2007) and two attacks in Malegaon (September 2006 and September 2008)—which together took the lives of 119 people— in an interview to Caravan magazine, has made startling revelations saying that the top leadership of the RSS had sanctioned his participation in … Continue reading Aam Aadmi on Aseemanand

How Clean Is the “Clean Chit” to Modi

    To pave the way for BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani’s national prime ministerial ambitions, the trail of blood which followed his Rath Yatra in 1989 and his signal contribution to the movement to violently pull down the Babri Masjid in 1992 were sought to be substantially erased from public memory by a systematic campaign of his re-invention as a moderate statesman. A similar … Continue reading How Clean Is the “Clean Chit” to Modi

After SIT, will FIR be filed against Modi? : Countdown to Judgment Day of Zakia Jafri Case begins

As the countdown to the Judgemnet Day of Zakia Jafri Case begins Hillele.org brings to you some of the important reports on Gujrat’s Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his role in Gujrat riots. After SIT, will FIR be filed against Modi? Manoj Mitta, TNN, Mar 28, 2010, 01.19am IST http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/After-SIT-will-FIR-be-filed-against-Modi/articleshow/5733451.cms TOI, 28 March 2010 NEW DELHI: The much-awaited interrogation of Narendra Modi for his alleged … Continue reading After SIT, will FIR be filed against Modi? : Countdown to Judgment Day of Zakia Jafri Case begins