Name: Apoorva Gupta
Topic: Godhra riots
Once again the color RED was seen...... And the occasion was not HOLI but was another outburst , a result of the hatred that has been growing in the minds of the people for fellow countrymen of other religions. While the political parties were busy blaming each other and terming the disturbance as pre-planned.They somehow forgot to notice the 790 Muslims and 254 Hindus who were killed. 223 people who were reported missing. The 523 damaged places of worship . The 61,000 Muslims and 10,000 Hindus who were forced to fled their homes. And the 10,000 rounds of bullets fired by the police, killing 93 Muslims and 77 Hindus. However this is the official data that was released and the actual loss both in terms of "human" life and businesses accounts to much more. This sad face is not only of the state Gujarat but also of the entire country ever since the independence. It is ironical that even after 63 years of independence INDIA is still bound by the shackles of communalism and subsequent hatred which has been and still is breeding in the minds of the people.
The godhra incident was highly disgraceful and the verdict in which only a few of the guilty were convicted and the rest of the mob responsible for the actual massacre puts a question mark even on the judicial system of the country. Many politicians who were blamed of being the masterminds behind this still roam around freely.
Its high time we understand that INDIA shall truly become independent once it is released from the chains of various religions. Its high time the concept of UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD and SECULARISM is understood... for if its not now it can be never ... and that will only result in GODHRA REVISITED...!!!
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