May
8
Supreme Court Admonishes Modi Government
May 8, 2004 | Comments Off on Supreme Court Admonishes Modi Government
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition and criticized the Modi government for its petition seeking review of the Supreme Court’s April 12 order transferring the Best Bakery case outside of Gujarat to Maharashtra. According to the Court: “[T]he modification application shows the arrogance of the State Government. It is refusing to accept even the order of […]
May
6
Gujarat Case Developments: Retired Chief Justice Accuses Gujarat of Colluding with Accused
May 6, 2004 | Comments Off on Gujarat Case Developments: Retired Chief Justice Accuses Gujarat of Colluding with Accused
The Supreme Court has asked Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others to respond to the allegations raised in the suit filed by the British family charging them with genocide, crimes against humanity, and torture. In other developments, two former policemen charged in the Bilkis Bano gangrape and murder case surrendered yesterday. A Chief Judicial […]
May
3
British Family Files Suit Charging Modi with Genocide
May 3, 2004 | Comments Off on British Family Files Suit Charging Modi with Genocide
On April 30, the Dawood family living in Britain filed a civil case in a Gujarat court against Chief Minister Narendra Modi and thirteen other individuals, including senior government officials, for genocide, crimes against humanity and torture: In February 2002, whilst returning from the Taj Mahal, the vehicle carrying the four British tourists, was stopped […]
May
2
Use Lessons of Punjab for Iraq?
May 2, 2004 | 4 Comments
In his Times of India article, Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar unabashedly advocates the torture and extrajudicial executions of Iraqis in order to quell any rebellion against the American occupation. He urges Americans to draw lessons from India’s counterinsurgency operations in Punjab: The final lesson from Punjab is that armed forces cannot quell terrorism. The task […]
May
2
Indian Response to European Motion on 1984
May 2, 2004 | Comments Off on Indian Response to European Motion on 1984
The Indian Express has an article on the April 19 declaration tabled at the European Parliament on experiences of Sikhs in 1984, including the November 1984 pogroms against Sikhs in India. Although government officials see this motion as “motivated mischief to embarrass India,” it simply calls for a Truth Commission to “comprehensively investigate whether the […]
May
1
Bail Hearing in Bilkis Case
May 1, 2004 | Comments Off on Bail Hearing in Bilkis Case
The bail hearing for the 14 accused in jail began today in the Bilkis Rasool case, and will resume on May 6. The defense counsel objected to the recording of statements of Bilkis and her husband by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Rasool was gang-raped and witnessed the murder of 14 family members, three […]