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The Feminist

2002: How Communal Violence is Fomented (Learn from Modi’s Gujarat)Part I

1. Role of the BJP and Allied Organisations – RSS/VHP/BD 1.1. From its declaration of the Gujarat bandh on February 28 and the Bharat bandh on March 1, following the Godhra tragedy, the questionable role of the Sangh Parivar in Gujarat and the ruling BJP’s active ‘fraternal’ support to them is clear. Within hours of the VHP’s bandh call, on the afternoon of February 27, … Continue reading 2002: How Communal Violence is Fomented (Learn from Modi’s Gujarat)Part I

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Did Narendra Modi make Gujarat Vibrant?

        Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi‘s supporters – whether inside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), out on the streets or in cyber space, are fond of saying Modi’s Gujarat is the best thing that has happened to the country in a long time. To support their claim, they offer explanations like annual 10-plus per cent growth in the past 10 years, stellar … Continue reading Did Narendra Modi make Gujarat Vibrant?

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Child Rights

Blah Blah Modi Have you any Gas?

Modi errs on facts, this time about China and inadvertently casts aspersions on his claim as a growth messiah (HindustanTimes) Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi does not appear to believe that facts are scared and cannot be twisted to suit political motives. Modi on Sunday said that China spends 20% of its GDP on education to claim how the neighbouring country had transformed its education … Continue reading Blah Blah Modi Have you any Gas?

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The Conspirator – Amit Sengupta

Activist Teesta Setalvad, who runs Citizens for Justice and Peace in Mumbai, sent an SOS asking why the  media in Delhi is not covering the Zakia Jafri petition’s arguments, which nails Narendra Modi as a conspirator in the Gulbarg Society massacre, and the Gujarat genocide of 2002.  I hereby reproduce excerpts from her detailed press statement in the public interest. Arguments on behalf of Zakia … Continue reading The Conspirator – Amit Sengupta

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