I was just 3 years old at that time too young to understand any such thing and though was not a direct victim but I still feel pain. The fact is that the butchers were and are roaming openly and even law was impotent before them. The religion which is less then 2% of the total population, but contributed two third of the martyrs of independence struggle, who kissed the rope, its members were butchered by the government of independent India. It really hurts…..
But in 25 years a lot of water has flown in the rivers. The politics has changed. Those who were, once the unacceptable to the state are now sitting at the high level in the government. Life has come to the normal, except this pain which resurfaces at times. I want to remember 1984 because I don’t want it to happen again. But I don’t want the exploitation of emotions on the name of “kaum”.
Whether it 1984 or post Godhra riots are always disasters. Those who are killed and those who survived have to feel pain till the time of they are d. So those who survives, suffers a lot. And if we don’t regret such manslaughter, we also have to suffer as those who have witnessed the terror, can go to any extent, and even in that case common man will suffer
Don’t let riots happen again.
