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The '''2006 Vadodara riots''' also known as the '''2006 Dargah riots''' occurred on 1 May of that year in the city of [[Vadodara]] in the state of [[Gujarat]] in India.<ref name="Pelly 2008" /><ref name="Jaffrelot 2006 p179"/> The riots were caused by the municipal council's decision to remove the ''[[dargah]]'' (shrine) of Syed Chishti Rashiduddin, a medieval [[Sufi]] saint.<ref name="Westcoat 2008"/> |
The '''2006 Vadodara riots''' also known as the '''2006 Dargah riots''' occurred on 1 May of that year in the city of [[Vadodara]] in the state of [[Gujarat]] in India.<ref name="Pelly 2008" /><ref name="Jaffrelot 2006 p179"/> The riots were caused by the municipal council's decision to remove the ''[[dargah]]'' (shrine) of Syed Chishti Rashiduddin, a medieval [[Sufi]] saint.<ref name="Westcoat 2008"/> The shrine was between two and three hundred years old.<ref name="Bunsha 2006" /><ref name="Pelly 2009" /> The independent people's commission has stated that the police had [[Anti-Muslim violence in India|targeted]] Muslims during the incident.<ref name="Pelly 2009" /> The incident resulted in six to eight people being killed and forty-two injured, 16 of these were from police shooting.<ref name="Bunsha 2006" /><ref name="Jaffrelot 2011" /> |
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==Background== |
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==Riots== |
==Riots== |
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On the first day<!-- the day of the decision, the day after it, or later/when the rioting began?--> it is estimated that eighteen people were injured and thirty-eight placed under arrest. The police have stated that they had at first used tear gas and batons in an attempt to control the crowd, but were left with no option other than to shoot.<ref name="BBC 2006"/> On the 2 May there were incidents of violence between Muslims and Hindus in several areas.<ref name="CNN-IBN 2006"/> On 3 May the State government requested that the |
On the first day<!-- the day of the decision, the day after it, or later/when the rioting began?--> it is estimated that eighteen people were injured and thirty-eight placed under arrest. The police have stated that they had at first used tear gas and batons in an attempt to control the crowd, but were left with no option other than to shoot.<ref name="BBC 2006"/> On the 2 May there were incidents of violence between Muslims and Hindus in several areas.<ref name="CNN-IBN 2006"/> On 3 May the State government requested that the federal government provide additional security personnel. A Muslim man had been burned to death in his car by a 1,500 strong crowd, and cases of arson had been reported. People were also evacuated out of the Ajabdi Mills area as a precaution.<ref name="BBC 2006"/><ref name="CNN-IBN 2006"/> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]] wrote of the incident "Unlike the pogrom of 2002, this was only a riot. There were spontaneous clashes between two communities. There were casualties on both sides, of innocent people. The [[2002 Gujarat violence|violence of 2002]] was a far more widespread, state-sponsored, planned and systematic targeting of Muslims."<ref name="Bunsha 2006" /> |
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On 2 April the Gujarat High Court looked into the incidents [[Sua sponte|suo motu]] and decided that "encroachments on public roads cannot be tolerated", and that if needed, "anti-socials" who opposed these demolitions should be arrested before the demolition was carried out. The Supreme Court overturned the judgment on 4 April and ordered a temporary stay on demolition of illegal religious structures, due to the situation being volatile."<ref name="Bunsha 2006" /> The home minister for Gujarat, Amit Shah, stated that as a result of the incident paramilitary forces had been deployed and security increased in five of Gujarat's districts<ref name="BBC 2006"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 15:10, 11 July 2013
The 2006 Vadodara riots also known as the 2006 Dargah riots occurred on 1 May of that year in the city of Vadodara in the state of Gujarat in India.[1][2] The riots were caused by the municipal council's decision to remove the dargah (shrine) of Syed Chishti Rashiduddin, a medieval Sufi saint.[3] The shrine was between two and three hundred years old.[4][5] The independent people's commission has stated that the police had targeted Muslims during the incident.[5] The incident resulted in six to eight people being killed and forty-two injured, 16 of these were from police shooting.[4][6]
Background
The dargah was first mentioned in in a municipal survey carried out in 1912, when Vadodara was the princely state of Baroda and was ruled by Sayajirao Gaekwad III.[7] The city Mayor, Sunil Solanki, had said that the council were removing illegal buildings as part of a road widening programme and that they had already removed 20 temples and three dargahs.[4]
The commissioner for police, Deepak Swaroop, had requested caution on the issue. But Solanki insisted on the programme continuing as the shrine was in the way of development. It is reported that he said "If the police and the corporation will not do it, our boys in the Bajrang Dal will do it."[8][4]
Riots
On the first day it is estimated that eighteen people were injured and thirty-eight placed under arrest. The police have stated that they had at first used tear gas and batons in an attempt to control the crowd, but were left with no option other than to shoot.[9] On the 2 May there were incidents of violence between Muslims and Hindus in several areas.[10] On 3 May the State government requested that the federal government provide additional security personnel. A Muslim man had been burned to death in his car by a 1,500 strong crowd, and cases of arson had been reported. People were also evacuated out of the Ajabdi Mills area as a precaution.[9][10]
Aftermath
Frontline wrote of the incident "Unlike the pogrom of 2002, this was only a riot. There were spontaneous clashes between two communities. There were casualties on both sides, of innocent people. The violence of 2002 was a far more widespread, state-sponsored, planned and systematic targeting of Muslims."[4]
On 2 April the Gujarat High Court looked into the incidents suo motu and decided that "encroachments on public roads cannot be tolerated", and that if needed, "anti-socials" who opposed these demolitions should be arrested before the demolition was carried out. The Supreme Court overturned the judgment on 4 April and ordered a temporary stay on demolition of illegal religious structures, due to the situation being volatile."[4] The home minister for Gujarat, Amit Shah, stated that as a result of the incident paramilitary forces had been deployed and security increased in five of Gujarat's districts[9]
References
- ^ Pelly, Grace (2008). State Terrorism: Torture, Extra-judicial Killings, and Forced Disappearances in India. Human Rights Law Network. pp. 194–195.
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christopher (2006). John Hinnells, Richard King (ed.). Religion and Violence in South Asia. Routledge. p. 179. ISBN 978-0415372916.
- ^ Westcoat, James L. (2008). Helaine Silverman, D. Fairchild Ruggles (ed.). Cultural Heritage and Human Rights. Springer. p. 59. ISBN 978-0387765792.
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Bunsha, Dionne (6 May, 2006). "Killing zeal". Frontline.
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(help) - ^ a b Pelly, Grace (2009). State Terrorism: Torture, Extra-judicial Killings, and Forced Disappearances. Human Rights Law Network. pp. 194–195. ISBN 81-89479-47-4.
- ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2011). Religion, Caste, and Politics in India. C Hurst & Co. p. 393. ISBN 978-1849041386.
- ^ Damle, Shweta (2007). Secularism and Secular Action (PDF). Centre for Education & Documentation. p. 1.
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Thakur, Sankarshan (20 May, 2006). "The Secular Lies of Vadodara". Tehelka.
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Corporation, British Broadcasting (4 May, 2006). "India troops patrol riot-hit city". BBC.
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2006, CNN-IBN (3 May, 2006). "Mob burns man alive in Vadodara". CNN-IBN.
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