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The years leading up to the riots had seen horrifying state brutality. Bhagalpur election and results 2018 know about bhagalpur vidhan sabha constituency election 2018 updates, results, candidates name. Paucity of judges hit trial of reopened bhagalpur riots cases the trial of the reopened cases relating to the 1989 bhagalpur communal riots in bihar has been hit by an acute paucity of judges, a senior lawyer said on wednesday. All the corresponding files, documents and press cuttings are available at. The term genocide was used for the first time in 1944 by raphael lemkin in a time when there was an uncertainty about defining or determining international principals to identify it, in the global regime has come a long way in terms of formulating legal provisions and principals or international acceptance, yet it remains an alien concept in india.

The project offers land with perfect combination of contemporary architecture and features to provide comfortable living. Labelling these events as riots, as is common in india,suggests that they involved frenzied, mutual confrontation between different groupss. The first occurred in 1989, in bhagalpur district in bihar, when clashes between hindus and muslims continued for over two months, resulting in nearly 1,000 deaths, of which over 900 were muslims. Assistant professor, faculty of law, chinese university of hong kong. The high court had set aside the lifeterm awarded to him by.

How the bihar police colluded with hindu mobs during the. Religious riots and electoral politics in india faculty of economics. The bhagalpur pogrom against the muslim community paved the way for a series of political riots in india which continue till today the largest being the gujarat riot of 2002 in which the muslim community was targeted in a wellorganised pogrom by hindu communal fascist forces killing more than a thousand unofficially 3000 people and. A local court had issued arrest warrant against him on saturday. Documents are uploaded here in pdf format and option is available to download them. The second was the gujarat riots of 2002, when hindu mobs led attacks on muslims in the state, resulting in the deaths of close to 1,100 people. How bhagalpur 1989 left a memory trace in bihar politics but with the postbabri era giving way to the postgodhra era, old anxieties have merged into the new. Aug 12, 2015 bhagalpur memories the forgotten riot. There are good colleges and technical institutions e. General characteristics of the district bhagalpur is an old town situated in the eastern bihar on the bank of river ganga. The silk produced in bhagalpur is famous for its quality and this is an export item. Oct 16, 2017 he was booked in the case by bhagalpur police in 1990, over three months after the murder, on a complaint lodged by qayamuddins father. The nitish kumar government in 2005 had decided to reopen 27 bhagalpur riots cases in which over 1,000 people were killed in the violence that had started on 24 october, 1989, in over a dozen villages there.

Oct 30, 2014 the bhagalpur pogrom against the muslim community paved the way for a series of political riots in india which continue till today the largest being the gujarat riot of 2002 in which the muslim community was targeted in a wellorganised pogrom by hindu communal fascist forces killing more than a thousand unofficially 3000 people and. Sep 20, 2006 take the case of the bhagalpur riots of 1989 in bihar state. There was a wave of communal violence that took place in kota, badaun, bhagalpur, ratlam, mhow. Shah, ghanshyam, 1984, the 1969 communal riots in ahmedabad. As we have discussed in the previous chapters, the post. Riots have been a recurring phenomenon in india claiming hundreds of human lives as and when they occur. The bihar government initiated thursday the process to restore land to the 17 muslim families who had to abandon their houses in garhotia under lodhipur during the 1989 bhagalpur riots chief minister nitish kumar had claimed on 30 october in delhi that land had been restored to these families but a report in the indian express on december 4 showed the ground reality was different and. Bhagalpur riots blogs, comments and archive news on.

The riots started on 24 october 1989, and the violent incidents continued to happen for 2 months. Hindumuslim communal riots in india ii 19862011 sciences po. This obscures the crucial fact that violence in nellie, delhi, bhagalpur and gujarat was systematic, organized by political organizations, and targeted at. This essay lays out the main findings of the official commissions of inquiry set up to investigate the carnage and interweaves the context of a research study by the centre for equity studies. The emergence of hindutva politics in the last two decades has been a cause of communal riots in this phase where the local factors have also helped in instigating riots. The communal riot which started in bhagalpur on 24 october, 1989, is now completing its 25th year. Process to restore land to 17 families begins the bhagalpur district administration sent a team to garhotia on thursday and got measured a 7,405squarefoot. The riots leading up to and continuing through the eventual partition of. The hindu communalists maintained that the riots were preplanned by the muslims. Now with the investigation revealing that congress was to be blamed for this. During and after the riots there were allegations and counterallegations. I first explored some of the ideas in this article while coordinating a project at the centre for equity studies in new delhi on the indian states response to mass violence. In custody for 14 days for bhagalpur riots, union minister.

The violence affected the bhagalpur city and 250 villages around it. How the bihar police colluded with hindu mobs during the 1989. The communal violence that broke out in and around bhagalpur in october of 1989 continued for about two months and nearly 1,070 lives lost. Communal violence has been a major peacebreaking aspect in india. Apr 02, 2018 in custody for 14 days for bhagalpur riots, union ministers son arijit shashwat files for bail the counsels of arjit shashwat filed an application for bail in the additional district judicial magistrates court and the date for hearing has been fixed for april 3, tuesday. The frequency of such riots increased in the 1930s and 1940s. More than 1,000 people were killed in communal riots in bhagalpur nearly 25 years ago because those who had the power to act, abandoned the quest. Record of minutes of the working group annexure ii to vi 1166 10. The bhagalpur genocide, october 1989 rajnishmishravns. Constitution of the working group annexure i 114115 9. The state and law in india 7 institute of objective studies, new delhi, 1997. We all know now who uses riots to gain political mileage.

Sangam books, pp 175 208 shah, ghanshyam, 1970, communal riots in gujarat. Mar 26, 2018 the bjp union ministers son has been accused of sparking riots in bhagalpur. As we have discussed in the previous chapters, the postindependence bihar witnessed a spate of outbreak of communal riots. Recommendations of the working group chapterv 99106 6. Bhagalpur election and results 2018, candidate list. Bhagalpur university, bhagalpur nh80, bhagalpur 812004 rated 3. Bbc news south asia trial asks questions of indian justice. The bhagalpur riots of 1989 refers to the violence between the hindus and the muslims in the bhagalpur district of bihar, india. The justice nn singh inquiry commission report blamed inaction by then congress led government.

Bhagalpur riots probe panel blames then congress government. Bhagalpur had witnessed hindumuslim riots even earlier in 1924, 1936, 1946 and 1966. Chapter 4 major riots in bihar, 19681992 in bihar, during 19511958 there were a number of communal riots but those were not serious in nature. Politics over the bhagalpur riots probe commission report that was stabled in bihar assembly on friday. Yadav was acquitted by the patna high court in june in 2017 in a case related to the killing of a muslim teenager. Detailed project report for faecal sludge management. Over 1,000 people around 900 of which were muslims, were killed, and another 50,000 were displaced.

Union mins son arrested, remanded to judicial custody the arrest came barely a few hours after a bhagalpur court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of shashwat against whom an arrest warrant was issued on march 24. The bhagalpur riots of 1989 refers to the violence between the hindus and the muslims in the. Jan 10, 2017 the first occurred in 1989, in bhagalpur district in bihar, when clashes between hindus and muslims continued for over two months, resulting in nearly 1,000 deaths, of which over 900 were muslims. Thus spoke our founding fathers chapter vii 1091 8. By 1990, reports were already calling bhagalpur the forgotten riot, pushed aside by the lalu prasad government in bihar, which spent its. Faecal sludge management solutions for bhagalpur bihar under the sanitation capacity building platform version 1 16th march 2017. In custody for 14 days for bhagalpur riots, union ministers. Malegaon riots, bhagalpur riots with their respective report of its commission. Jan 17, 20 ironically, the anatomy of the bhagalpur riots is quite similar to that of the 2002 gujarat pogrom both were largescale rural riots. Bhagalpur is a town and the administrative headquarters of bhagalpur district bihar state in the eastern part of india. The communal divide, as it is called, is still salient, and religious riots have become a.

In writing about this experience i make considerable use of personal impressions and insights gathered as part of a tenmember team sent out under the aegis of. The district is having fertile land and sound agriculture background. Reference to bhagalpur can be found in indian epics like the ramayana and the mahabharata where bhagalpur has been described as the kingdom of anga. Twenty three years ago bhagalpur district witnessed one of the worst communal riots in postindependent india. Pdf since india gained independence, it has experienced a number of episodes of targeted. Bhagalpur riots latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. On 16 august 1946, the allindia muslim league proclaimed direct action day in calcutta, as part. Documents related to government notifications, orders, reports, guidelines and more appear here. Some very unseed images of bhagalpur riots from vault.

Documents related to government notifications, orders, reports, guidelines and more appear. N singh report in the bihar assembly which squarely blamed the then congress government for. The victims mainly muslims are still struggling, socially and financially. Bcd dakshineswar in jagdishpur, bhagalpur by bhagalpur city developers is a residential project. The bhagalpur genocide, october 1989 june 20, 2018 by rajnishmishravns in life as lived and tagged bhagalpur riot, genocide, october 1989, police involvement in riots no riot can last for more than 24 hours unless the state wants it to continue vibhuti narain rai, ips to teesta setalvad. The supreme court has agreed to examine an appeal of the bihar government against the acquittal of kameshwar prasad yadav in the 1989 bhagalpur communal riots in which over 1,000 people had lost their lives. It is not only true of 1984, it is also true of bhagalpur, mumbai in 1992 and 1993 there is a long.

In what could provide the bharatiya janata party bjp much needed ammunition against the congress ahead of bihar assembly polls, a report prepared by the inquiry commission probing the 1989 bhagalpur riots has blamed the then congress government and police for. Take the case of the bhagalpur riots of 1989 in bihar state. Mustaque ahmad khan, additional district magistrate, bhagalpur, who was dealing with the compensation claims, confirmed that the files of many victims were missing or could not be traced. Patna, aug 7 ians the bhagalpur riots probe commissions report was tabled in the bihar assembly on friday by the government ignoring the noisy scenes created by the bjp. A fact sheet on communal riots in india why this monograph.

In writing about this experience i make considerable use of personal impressions and insights gathered as part of. This season, yadav has cultivated toor pigeon pea in a portion of the. The bjp union ministers son has been accused of sparking riots in bhagalpur. In bhagalpur bihar, events were shamefully handled by a biased. A commission of inquiry was appointed to go into the causes. Bhagalpur election and results 2018, candidate list, winner. In chronological order 1 karna karna, great tragic hero of mahabharatha, was the king of anga or anga pradesh now bhagalpur 2 tilka manjhi baba tilka manjhi was the first adivasi leader who took up arms against the british in the 1784, arou. We believe that if there was speedy and comprehensive legal justice for the bhagalpur communal violence, it would perhaps have been harder to carry out the gujarat pogrom. When the report was submitted the chief minister at the time, laloo prasad yadav, promised to take action against the guilty. Twenty five years on, survivors of riots in indias bihar state still await justice as many of culprits roam free. Residential plots for sale in bhagalpur land for sale in. Jan 01, 2017 the years leading up to the riots had seen horrifying state brutality.

The exgratia payment to the victims of communal riots in bhagalpur would be at par with the package announced for victims of antisikh riots of 1984. N singh report in the bihar assembly which squarely blamed the then congress government for the bhagalpur riots, the media. Bhagalpur bhagalpur district silk city of bihar india. Aug 07, 2015 in what could provide the bharatiya janata party bjp much needed ammunition against the congress ahead of bihar assembly polls, a report prepared by the inquiry commission probing the 1989 bhagalpur riots has blamed the then congress government and police for the massacre of nearly people. Aug 07, 2015 patna, aug 7 ians the bhagalpur riots probe commissions report was tabled in the bihar assembly on friday by the government ignoring the noisy scenes created by the bjp. Jun 20, 2018 the bhagalpur genocide, october 1989 june 20, 2018 by rajnishmishravns in life as lived and tagged bhagalpur riot, genocide, october 1989, police involvement in riots no riot can last for more than 24 hours unless the state wants it to continue vibhuti narain rai, ips to teesta setalvad. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. What were the political impacts of the bhagalpur riots of. This list is collected on the secondary and third party sources available on the world wide web. In garhotia village under lodhipur police station, 14 km from bhagalpur town, land owned by the 17 muslim families who fled their homes after the 1989 riots, and whom nitish was referring to, is controlled by 75yearold patel yadav.

The tenure of the working group has been extended from time to time and the existing tenure will expire on 31. The riots leading up to and continuing through the eventual partition of india and the creation of pakistan remain the most devastating episode of communal violence in modern india with estimates of the death toll ranging from 200,000 to 1 million people pandey, 2001. Aug 09, 2015 politics over the bhagalpur riots probe commission report that was stabled in bihar assembly on friday. It has always been blamed on bjp but now the truth is out. In what could provide the bharatiya janata party bjp much needed ammunition against the congress ahead of bihar assembly polls, a report prepared by the inquiry commission probing the 1989 bhagalpur riots has blamed the then congress government and police for the massacre of nearly people. Congress government, cops indicted for monthlong bhagalpur riots. It was sparked off by processions carrying bricks for building the ram temple. My statement arises in large part out of the experience of the bhagalpur riots of 1989, which figure in some detail in the latter part of this essay. Bhagalpur is not an exception save in the unprecedented spread, intensity and. The 1946 bihar riots were part of a series of incidents of communal violence that occurred across north india. In one of the cases, a local court did hand life sentences to 14 men, but 22 others were let off due to insufficient evidence. In custody for 14 days for bhagalpur riots, union ministers son arijit shashwat files for bail the counsels of arjit shashwat filed an application for bail in the additional district judicial magistrates court and the date for hearing has been fixed for april 3, tuesday.

Let us have a look on the list of riots in india before and after attaining the independence. Noakhali, bhagalpur, dacca, patna, bombay and allahabad in 194647. Also, know sitting and previous mlas from bhagalpur assembly constituency. The commission has identified 85 cases of sale of houses or land under distress or duress and has asked the government to restore the properties to their original owners. The bhagalpur riot 1989 is another glaring example of bias in reporting. The handloom and power loom of bhgalpur is famous in india.