Citizens for Justice and Peace
Introduction
07-Jun-2017
The widespread communal violence that engulfed the state of Gujarat in 2002 was orchestrated. A sinister plot that had been meticulously and minutely pre- planned. Through the material unearthed and analysed over the past eight and a half years, it has become increasingly evident that the carnage was supported and orchestrated by none other than…
Ineffective Relief and Rehabilitation (Official and Independent Studies)
07-Jun-2017
The Government of Gujarat’s partisan approach was towards the victims of the communal violence was reflected in the declaration of two distinct and discriminatory compensation packages for the families of victims who had died in the Godhra fire and those who had been massacred thereafter. Under the Gujarat government’s original plan, the families of victims…
Gujarat Government Systematically Subverting the Prosecuting Agency
07-Jun-2017
Subverting the Prosecuting Agency Systematically, the government of Gujarat subverted the prosecutions launched in the Gujarat Carnage 2002 cases by appointing Law Officers who were active card holding members of the Organisations Implicated in the Crimes (the RSS, VHP, BD and BJP) in stead of Lawyers with unimpeachable independence and integrity The Supreme Court severely…
Pathetic Living conditions of the Refugees
07-Jun-2017
FoodCommReport2007 A report on the pitiable living conditions of Gujarat’s refugees was submitted to the Supreme Court by Supreme Court Commissioner, NC Sexena, in the PUCL’s Right to Food petition. The highlights and appalling facts of the Report are as under: It was established prima facie that the directions of the honourable Supreme Court…
Inadequate Compensation (Official and Independent Studies)
07-Jun-2017
The Gujarat state has paid out a mere Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 90,000 in cash and Rs 60,000 in Narmada Bonds) as compensation to the next of kin of those killed in the violence of 2002. A detailed memoranda to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA I) not to mention three public meetings held by…
Report by the National Commission for Minorities after its visit to Gujarat, October 13-17, 2006
07-Jun-2017
In August 29, 2006, social activists filed complaints before the National Commission for Minorities.They pointed out that more than 5,000 Muslim families in Gujarat are staying in makeshift colonies in four districts of Gujarat. In view of the tense situation in their original place of residence, these people are unable to return. In the absence…
Gujarat Government Rewarding Illegal Acts of Subservient Policemen and Bureaucrats
07-Jun-2017
Rewarding Illegal Acts Subservient Policemen and Bureaucrats In August 2004, Rahul Sharma submitted a critical piece of evidence, a CD containing the cellphone call records of BJP leaders and senior police officials, to the Nanavati-Shah Commission. This has not been probed by the State Government at all. Investigations have been conducted solely by citizens rights…
Modiphobia – Subversion of Bureaucracy
07-Jun-2017
Further Details of Subversion The Policy of Punishment and Reward Subversion of Bureaucracy and Modiphobia The Modi Government in Gujarat has ensured the support and collaboration of bureaucrats and police personnel by the effective employment of carrot and stick policy; by penalizing those who defied illegal orders and adhered to the Indian Constitution and rewarding…
Hate Speech by Chief Minister of Gujarat
07-Jun-2017
A number of attempts have been made by the Chief Minister and his coterie to distant him from the comment wherein he stated that “Every action has a reaction”. The CM claimed he never made the remarks nor did he give any interview to the correspondent that quoted the same. But a transcript of the…