By MM Special Correspondent
New Delhi: Justice Katju, ex-Supreme court judge and former Chairman Press Council of India who is known for his fearless views today made a comment on his face book page regarding the infamous Godhra carnage and accused Hindu fundamentalists for the incident which killed hundreds of Muslims. He wrote on the page that, many people asked me what proof I had to say that it was some Hindu fundamentalist organization, and not Muslims, who were responsible for the attack and killing of 54 Hindus in Godhra ?
Well it is true I have no direct evidence. But there is something called circumstantial evidence too, and people have even been hanged on the basis of circumstantial evidence.
In cases of circumstantial evidence motive is very important, as every criminal lawyer knows. So we have to ask the question: who would benefit by the killing of the 54 Hindu ‘Rambhakts’ ? It is obviously those who made it a pretext for attacks on Muslims, and communalizing the state of Gujarat. Suddenly Gujarat witnessed a sharp communal divide—the 91% Hindus on one side, and the 9 % Muslims on the other. Who would benefit from this divide, and who actually did ?
This reminded me of the Gleiwitz incident on 1st September 1939.
Hitler wanted to invade Poland, but wanted a pretext for doing so. So he got some Germans dressed up in Polish soldiers’ uniforms, and ordered them to attack a radio station in Germany. After this was done, Hitler announced that it was Poland which had had attacked Germany, not vice versa, and hence the German army was taking ‘ defensive measures ‘, which was a euphemism for a full blown invasion of Poland.
Many people claim that the slaughter of 2000 Muslims in Gujarat was only a ‘ pratikriya ‘ (reaction) to the killing of 54 Hindus in Godhra. Well, ‘Kristallnacht’ in Germany in November 1938 was also claimed by the Nazis to be a reaction to the killing of a German diplomat by a Jew in Paris.
In the Nuremburg Trials held after the end of the Second World War in 1945 the truth about both Kristallnacht and the Gleiwitz incident was revealed.
Katju is a fool person.. Godhra train was burnt by muslims only. It is proven in the court & muslims have been punished also. It is a truth that muslims have burnt Karsevaks alive. However, I condemn killing of innocent muslims after this incidence.
Sc judge is saying that..don’t you think he woukd be knowing of such cases…n fyi this has not been proved yet, who lit the fire in train on that day, but the evidences n SIT report do suggest that it was actually not lit from outside.
Great india few people here are, katju & patel…
Katju is an unwanted person seeking attention and can give any statement to be in the news. There had been a Supreme Court monitored enquiry in Godhra train burning incident and some muslims of godhra were convicted. The fact remains after Gujarat riots no large scale communal riots have taken place in India. India has moved beyond. the Godhra train burning and Gujarat riots are an unfortunate milestone which should never be repeated. Let us stop living in denial and inventing absurd theories so many years after the incident just to gain cheap publicity.
What is the point of saying this now when all the cases are almost Closed.
Very well said.
When crimes are tied with religion the truth will die. The train burnt by Indians( called as Muslims) are those who are motivated by politicians. There is a force driving India into violence. When hitler wanted to capture Poland he wanted a strong reason for which he asked few German army men to dress up like Poland army an attack German headquarters. After that German made a reason to declare war against Poland and captured it. The same tactics might been used here. Israel too have used such tactics many time to tell the world that they are victims of terrorist. Few years back U.S message was U.S vs Islamist, later it became west Vs Islamist and now we hear that Rest Vs Islamist. Now it have become a trend around the world that to hide out government failure they keep on talking Subject related to terror. But when you focus on real issues its more worse than terror in every country. Example thousands of farmer death, road accidents, rapes,theft, murder, corruption….
It is a fact, reports also mentioned this. Everything is chrystal clear but….
At that time, the investigating Judge brought out a report that the Hindus who were returning after demolishing Babri Mosque, were using gas stoves and wood burning stoves to cook their food inside their train carriages. That caused the fire and spread all over the train causing the death of the travelling Hindus in the train. Muslims were not involved at all. Later. the Hindus under the guidance and influence of then CM Narendar Modi killed about four thousand innocent men, women and children because they were Muslims. This is the real face of the racist, fascist, prejudice and hateful BJP and RSS. Now the same criminal leader has become the PM of India. How shameful this is. What kind of democracy is this where there is no protection of minority Muslims. How sad and unjust! May Allah swt give them guidance to accept Islam- Allahummah Aameen Yaa Rabbul Aalameen..