Statement:
For three days, following the Sabarmati Express fire on February 27, 2002, at Godra, Hindu mobs in parts of Gujarat played havoc with the lives, property and dignity of innocent citizens, just because they were Muslims.
Recent revelations by the Tehelka investigators have clearly established the crucial role high officials of the Gujarat government played in this state-sponsored terror, and in the subsequent protection of its perpetrators.
We appeal to the Government of India to immediately undertake all measures at its command to fully and impartially investigate the matter, and punish all the perpetrators, planners and supporters of this cruel and inhuman episode in the state’s history. Also the Government of India must ensure appropriate compensation to and rehabilitation of all the victims and their families and safety and progress of all India’s minorities. Finally the Government India must provide full protection to all those individuals and organizations, which have been associated with uncovering facts about this whole episode and its instigators, planners, supporters and perpetrators.
Pritam K. Rohila, Ph. D.
For Directors and Members of
Association for Communal Harmony in Asia (ACHA)
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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Pritam Rohila, Ph. D., Executive Director, 503.393.6944, [email protected]