Myth 9: Gujarat riots were like the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under 12-Concocted Lies and Myths by the media |
Fact: There was a contrast of day and night in these two riots. NDTV, the mouthpiece of the CPI (M), and company, and other stark liers like Arundhati Roy, Teesta Setalavad, and others deliberately misled the nation by equating the two riots. In May-June 2005, NDTV deliberately asked a question to its viewers in its programme “Khabro ki Khabar”(anchored by Vinod Dua):
“Which of these issues are you most bothered about?
1- Sachin Tendulkar’s injury
2- A question on films
3- The blot on BJP and the Congress for the Gujarat and 1984 riots
This question’s options, just like any other of NDTV, are typically Marxist. Option 3 belies the reality and equates the 1984 riots with the Gujarat riots, and directly accuses the BJP of orchestrating the riots.
The next chapter will comprehensively point out the differences between the Gujarat riots and the 1984 riots. In 1984, the Sikhs were butchered. In 2002, Muslims attacked Hindus and as many as 254 Hindus were killed in the Gujarat riots. In 1984, riots occurred outside New Delhi, including places like West Bengal, while not a single riot occurred outside Gujarat in 2002.
In 1984, officially 3,000 Sikhs were killed and may be 10,000 in actual. Not a single Congressman was killed in 1984 riots (except Indira Gandhi) while as many as 313 Hindus were killed in Gujarat in 2002 AD, including 59 karsevaks killed in Godhra.
Not even one person was killed in 1984 in police firing, while nearly 200 people were killed in the Gujarat riots of 2002 AD. 40,000 Hindus were living in refugee camps in Gujarat, while not even a single relief camp was organized for the Sikhs in 1984, not to talk of any Congressman needing to live in refugee camps.
For a complete detail of the contrasts in these two riots-open this link http://gujaratriots.com/39/contrasts-between-1984-and-gujarat-2002-riots/
