Even after 21 years of the brutal riots in bihars bhagalpur district that killed 1,800 people, the shadow of government neglect and struggle for existence refuse to fade away for the victims. The bhagalpur riots of 1989 refers to the violence between the hindus and the muslims in the. Known as the silk city, it is a major educational, commercial, and political centre, and listed for development under the smart city program, a joint venture between. The bjp union ministers son has been accused of sparking riots in bhagalpur. By 1990, reports were already calling bhagalpur the forgotten riot, pushed. 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. On 16 august 1946, the allindia muslim league proclaimed direct action day in calcutta, as part. 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. Bhagalpur riots blogs, comments and archive news on. Radio stations in bhagalpur bihar, india listen online. The victims mainly muslims are still struggling, socially and financially. Twentythree years after he lost his wife and daughter, a victim of the 1989 bhagalpur riots will receive compensation and pension from the state government in bihar bibi fatima, the daughter of mohammed wahid naddaf, a resident of village salempur under amarpur block of banka district, had gone missing in the wake of the horrendous riots in bhagapur district that had claimed. There is a list of fm and internet radio from this city. Ministers son provocation triggered communal clashes y in bihars.
Even as expectations of special packages for muslim minorities are expected in the union budget, the upa faces angry demands from the victims of the 1989 bhagalpur riots, who allege discrimination. During and after the riots there were allegations and counterallegations. Memories of the bhagalpur riots, that claimed a thousand. The hindu communalists maintained that the riots were preplanned by the muslims. 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. 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. While ansarijha duo were not affected by the riots, thousands of muslim weavers in bhagalpur were badly hit as they were forced to move out of the profession, says amitabh kumar, senior journalist and political analyst in bihar. Seventeen families who fled their homes after the 1989 bhagalpur riots may finally get back their plots of land. Temples and places to stay is also marked out in the map. It slipped through the cracks between delhi 1984 and mumbai 1993. The riots started on 24 october 1989, and the violent incidents continued to happen for 2 months. A local court had issued arrest warrant against him on saturday.
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. This season, yadav has cultivated toor pigeon pea in a portion of the. In nawada, an idol of lord hanuman was found vandalised in a temple in this district which led to riots. The violence affected the bhagalpur city and 250 villages around it.
Take the case of the bhagalpur riots of 1989 in bihar state. Union minister of states son booked was for playing offensive songs, for inciting violence, for displaying arms in bhagalpur. We found more videos with a keyword search on youtube which appears to be of the same incident and titled on. Twenty three years ago bhagalpur district witnessed one of the worst communal riots in postindependent india. A commission of inquiry was appointed to go into the causes. It was sparked off by processions carrying bricks for building the ram temple. It lies in the sahibganj loop which serves bhagalpur with numerous trains. A victim of riots told that a mob came to his village and killed 116 people. 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 years leading up to the riots had seen horrifying state brutality. Bhagalpur election and results 2018, candidate list. Malka begum, 40, unlaces her special shoe to show the leg missing below the knee. Congress reacts angrily to nitish kumars comments on antisikh and bhagalpur riots 28 jan, 2014, 02. Beautiful girlfriend enjoys having a passionate sex with her bf.
Bjp questions nitish kumars alliance with rjd, congress on bhagalpur riots case 07 aug, 2015, 04. Find all the trains to bhagalpur railway station quickly. 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. Just scroll down to see the information that includes the arrival and departure timings of all the trains stopping at bhagalpur. We all know now who uses riots to gain political mileage. Union minister ashwini kumar choubeys son arijit shashwat was arrested in patna on monday in connection with a case related to the recent communal clashes in bhagalpur, police said. 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. What were the political impacts of the bhagalpur riots of. Explore bhagalpur police profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of bhagalpur police. It has always been blamed on bjp but now the truth is out.
Bhagalpur riots victim malka beghum bbc hindi duration. Bhagalpur had all the elements required for fueling a communal riot communal rivalries, political rivalries, and criminal rivalries the ram janambhoomi controversy was the spark required. He reckons that the silk city of bhagalpur is fast losing its sheen. Bhagalpur junction railway station is connected to most of the major cities in india by the railway network. Over 1,000 people around 900 of which were muslims, were killed, and another 50,000 were displaced. Here you would find the list of trains for bhagalpur. 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.
About 100 pairs of express and 44 pairs of passenger train pass through this line. Bhagalpur riots victim malka beghum bbc hindi youtube. Bhagalpur riots news and updates from the economic times. Bbc news south asia trial asks questions of indian justice. 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. Outside the raj bhawan in patna, widows break into the high security zone in distress.
Twenty five years on, survivors of riots in indias bihar state still await justice as many of culprits roam free. The justice nn singh inquiry commission report blamed inaction by then congress led government. It is the 3rd largest city of bihar and also the headquarters of bhagalpur district and bhagalpur division. Bhagalpur is a city of historical importance on the southern banks of the river ganges in the indian state of bihar. Suresh khairnar the communal riot which started in bhagalpur on 24 october, 1989, is now completing its 25th year. Timeline of bihar violence security personnel seen monitoring the situation in bihars nawada on march 30, 2018. The 1946 bihar riots were part of a series of incidents of communal violence that occurred across north india. City map of bhagalpur, bihar showing the major roads, rails and places of importance in bhagalpur. Bhagalpur riots latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times.
The bhagalpur riots of 1989 refers to the violence between the hindus and the muslims in the bhagalpur district of bihar, india. The frequency of such riots increased in the 1930s and 1940s. Bhagalpur had witnessed hindumuslim riots even earlier. Bhagalpur riots, 25 years later the milli gazette published online. Bhagalpur election and results 2018 know about bhagalpur vidhan sabha constituency election 2018 updates, results, candidates name. 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. Bhagalpur 1989 is remembered as the forgotten riot. When the report was submitted the chief minister at the time, laloo prasad yadav, promised to take action against the guilty. Brutal overtakes by bhagalpur garib rath express at full speed. Politics over the bhagalpur riots probe commission report that was stabled in bihar assembly on friday.
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