Why did a carnage like Godhra happen?
The real reasons behind Godhra will come out later. It’s a condemnable act. But a similar incident had happened in 1992 at Palej, which lies between Bharuch and Baroda. Shiv Sainiks from Mumbai were going to Ayodhya. When they got down at Palej, they harassed and humiliated hawkers, most of whom were Muslims. They instigated the hawkers. The [hawkers] got into the compartment and beat up the person who was harassing them. He was killed. It was a criminal act and there was no reaction to it. A proper police case was filed and investigated. A few arrests were made. There was no call for a bandh. Gujarat didn’t react. But in Godhra 58 were killed. I agree. But now they [the karsevaks] have a network. That’s the important point. One can spread the message quickly. The Shiv Sena has such a network in Mumbai. A few years back Salahuddin Owaisi had it [a network] in Hyderabad through which he spread Muslim militancy. Now he has turned it into a political party. Members of such a network are n
