PM Modi emphasised that he waited for 10 days for the media to point out the “evils” of the Congress manifesto. He added that the media should have analysed it in an unbiased manner rather than repeating what Congress presented before them.
One of the eyewitnesses to the 1980 Moradabad Riots, asserted that the violence was an obvious consequence of the vote bank and Muslim appeasement politics the then Congress government, both in the state and the centre, had been practising
Dayanand Gupta, one of the eyewitnesses of the 1980 Moradabad Riots, testified how during the violence the Muslim mob launched an unprovoked attack on the police officials and the members of the Valmiki Dalit community
The UP government recently tabled the inquiry report into the 1980 Moradabad riots that killed at least 83 people and left 112 others injured which revealed that Muslim League leaders had orchestrated the riots
This documentation of the less-known facts about direct action day and the way it still persists is an attempt to keep the sufferers informed about the causes and effects of the wounds they have sustained; because it is the only way they shall find a way to not let it happen ever again.
Thoughts similar to the declared and undeclared agenda of the Direct Action Day are expressed by certain Muslim leaders and organizations in contemporary India. Sharjeel Imam and Popular Front of India are prime examples.
In this article, we will take a look at the political developments that formed the background of Direct Action Day. Notably, it was not a single day of violence, but it lasted for 3 to 4 days when innocent Hindus in Kolkata were mercilessly butchered by the Muslims.
Uttar Pradesh government has tabled an inquiry report into the 1980 Moradabad riots that saw the death of at least 83 people and left 112 others injured in the UP Assembly