gujarat truth - sit report
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How Modi Acted Fast to Call Army & Maintain Law & Order During RiotsTRANSCRIPT
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& n Asi'Oi- Narata" ,... iurt.,..- ~.0 UlM U'\oe Aolmy ~"~•-'
•~ready been o~oned on 27·02·2002, but .nquory oondold~ wt~n tte ~- Army M.ChcW.U. half roveal~ tl\11 1"10 for~ w.n •va1la0le
u 1 GuJ•r at and tn.at tn• sam• h&o been Ci~oyecf al Ute 8otdet'w On 28-02·2002. -.other ..aw 4 orO. review meetlf'!g waa taltod by
the C~l Mln11ttf at h•• res~o~MMCE a•GUnd 1300 nr. « .o In wh.c:h Uw 5~tu.tlon w• d'*<:UtMd end deploymc=n.t of fore.• W'll•
r.viOW.d. In \hW .,..tmg Ill V\liiS vnen~ deotoect 1n~' Atn"
V.OUia be etiiM to •••1st ttw CiVil .arnlrn&trlllY.:In to maintain lew & on:fer- •• the .,tulttlaf, ..-. tM $taCO was g.~ng ,_ .. col COoUol '"
"'- of lhiFI th• Ch'-f Mlnllter mao. an otal request 10 SM I. K
Aovari.. the thr u... ~ M:;,.,~(llllft"-1 ~ fQfdeoSoytnen!
oc Army In th• 6tato M doclded 1n the m••uno • fax rnesagt
•as - bi' Sho K l'nryanl• wlsm :l>e a- - (Home) to lhe secrotary, Mtnlttty of Defence, Govt of tnfJI• .wt 1430 h.r•
~ ~ at 10 ~ o1 AJrry at AAIN'dlbad C1tj .,
a!"'d 04hef affoe~ed phlcn lmMecltato!)' Dy .. t11tftlng ,,.,em TM Ch•.r
t,t~ hoo ..,..,_-ou·~""•'rvct!OI'Itl ftlor t!'o6 ... r~ •KOI'I of l.,c H•j P~lgnm• retvm!ng to 1~ $t-.t• to a~ •"r ""to-Mit(!"~. Th.
• 'u ~Milo ~~ uu. 1-.gard W!OIIt; senj on :n.o2~2002 to Addl 00
vrn wtltl tnformattOn to t:)e OG.P ~- tno a.c.t.on ()i'fioef' (Spf.).
Home O.pan:mWJt. Oovt o• Ou}or6t
The Chief Minister elong 'Mth hiS a~bmet f;OIIaagues anc:J
0~ of d"".e Horne Oepsrttnent rea::hed Clrcu1 HouS6 Ar'm6XI.
Shohlbaug. Al'uncdl)bld City atOuna 1000 nns at ec;~ end held •
m 1 I ra wth tne Q!!"~ d 1he Home ~rtmef, SubMquently'
V"!e Chl•f Monutter tl•ld e prw» ~nee lit CtCtHt t'tCiuMo
Ani'IIEOOI , ShatttNug, AA!1'\>Eid.Jib.rj Crty betwH>n 18)0 hrs and 1741$
,,.._ rn tn.s PI"HHI COI"t~. CM ~~ tr.a: a ~hAd t.-n t.U.en by fh• St•t• Govt to e~~ll the Army A vjc;lr;o CO of the
press ~erettee hal been pockJic:W br SM ~ Bha,.aar_ AI
about 1600 tlft. l~ Chief Mlnl&tar'• appttll to pubtlc fOt keep•ng
puce and co ~ ... & ordN HaS letclftMd 11'1 m. Door·
Oa~han et Circuit Houtoe A.nf'lexe. Shahlbeug, Mmedabltd c.,,. ._"'d tne -...ne ""as talllo<::Sed .. 18.55 rvs befole the~~ rte•\·•
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bu!l&b.n The Chief M1nistor hold another law & order f$Yi&w
meeting et his residence &t 2030 hns on 28-02-2002, .,.,.,!ch was
attended by t.hct I'>Gonlor Ol'flOOf$ or u-.e Home OoP<Jrtrncnt and lt'lo
pOllee. The Ch~ Minis-lor- met th• U11ion O•fonco Mlni$10r Shri
Georg.a Fcm;~nQes at hi& re&Kienoe at 2230 hours on 2&.02.2002
In the presenoe Qf coooe(n&d offiC$1$ ltl which the prevalent law
and order $1tuauoo W;)S tevle~d and soconty arrangomenls
diSW$&ed. This is confinned from the reoords of the Protocol
Oc~rtmcnt <J& well a& lhe Pollee Cof'rol Ftoom tneSSSipes.
According to Shri $AnJ•Y Sh.,II'6Pf, 0$0 to CM the Chief
Mlnltter tnet Shri Geosgc Fcrnandf'"· the rhen Union Defonco Mfnla.tor on 01~·2002 at about os.3o hrs at h.B residence In the
I pro$0nce of Govt. Officials and Army Off.cers. As per the press
retca$0 f»ued by the Gujara1 tnformalion Bureau on 01-03-2002
Shrt Gordnan 2acJafla, the then MoS (Home}, Shri G. Subba Rao.
the then Chief Secretary Shn Ashok. N~tayan, the- lhOn ACS
(Home) alld olht:J .&Onlor poliCe off~er& indud1ng Shti K..
Chcl~ravarthi, the then DGP, Shtl K. N.ty~:~nl':ltldam, the then
Secretary {Home) and ~.enior Army o~:~nd Air~force offiQOI"$ a1tondod
the said meeung In thlS moeMg, CM rC!quo~tcxf for 4cploymQn1 of
lflor• Pate Military Fotcea (PMFa) and BSF, to whJeh'Shtl George ¢f:Wllandes agreed. CM also apprhsed the: Pe:fttnot:! M lni1ltCT about
the allotment of 5 Coys or PMFs: to the Stone or Gujarat. The Chief
Mlni~ter met me H.E. Governor of Gujarat at 0930 hrs at
Rajbnevan and apprised h1m about the latesl Jaw & order s!lu3Uon
In Gvjaral and also about the sec~.~ri!y 31'1'11ngemonl.'$ and
l>andQOast made in ltle S1ate Ourong 1000 hts to 1300 hr$, C,:M
had attended to U\6' Govt worK llnd g;~vo o!roe~:1on& to tt'le
Adm"i!ltrativc funcl$0noaries to ta)(e preventiVe actions to enaure
that the diSCurbed Situabon did not spreod The Ch~f Minister ;,J.:$0
mctt lhe Coogress actcg~lion lnfonncd them aboul tn. ~Uon tl!lkcn by tho Govt t~ncl Ol~&ed th&m not to lo~e any protest In
11"11$ r'P98.r0 The Ctll.et Mlnlctcr ;a~o g:.vo duoctionG for tho G;~~foty
and &eCUrity ol the H-aJ Pllgnm& lCl..Jming to Gujarat. CM aJso
dlseussed lh• c:ash ~o4es and QI)Ollt the otller help to be given to
lho ""' vlaol""' H4 eloo alsc""•t "'" '"''•••• foe me ~llot c:.,.... •wneo Dy VVIOU$ NOOtl nd 011'/e CJII«:tlons fO< ctMt
....,,.., ·~ (1:1 0. ptOYtded to rkJt •"-=* ... ICIJ'M,. .,.. •lw
QeJ,... dLtec.on. to tne ~ 11"1 .,. Stale eo nwo:• ~
~ "*~Ca. set'YIICeS to .,. lh.CCecl "' ... iind oU\el'
~-- OA heto I ~ & oroet rev.- mMt-nQ a 1300 'l'n... AhGoUliM' law & Cl'lder te"View f'nMtlng WU h6ld b)' CM at 1500 hrs
II hill ,...;enoa At 1630 hrs. CM '*'a' ' ,.... confetcnoe at
C1rcu'1 ~ Annexe, Shalilbaug, Al'lmecl•b•d C•IY to thte pn~u oonf..,.n~- CM Informed 1he pr-.. 1n,1 13 oQiu~nna of Army h&ct
b-.n d1pioyect to a&&l&t the Stele Clv.l Administration and thiil
•hoot •I .Jght otd•rs to malntam l.llw & ord•r •tll.laUon ht1d be9n
,. • ...,.., CU ••- bnefed the proas al;l()ul h·• rw:~aUng w•:h Che
Un.on O.tttK~e M;nistet ltld al50 ebout the MQioyment of Army
l1o •• ;e .. ln.t deta.i:s of va•·llijUI. riOt inodrecUJ 1"10 a.so about
..,. ~~of CP..,Fa in thr 6~• .. Ca.t .-o lr'iouneo ltle
..... .rJoul the tequl~ ol ~ ~ MIO.A\rt' ~ trorr. ttle r·~N»unna State!; ¥'0 aopMhld lo tn. mao.a 10 ~ rettra•.,._ CM 1'\eld a~ law & order -..,..._, tnMtlt\9 at 2030 h!"$
-c hit •.-lctoooo
A• pat tlwl ,..que~t mode by lh8 Qovl. ot Guj•,., lhe Army ~
I*"'Mtl weto a\rtlfted from Ina bmder •n<llil•y started $rTiving et
MmoCiat>cld Clly In the night lntervefilfi'SI l0·U:l·2002101-Q3-2002.
Sl'ltl P S St'!al'l ttto then Add' S.Crvtarv IL&O) f'l• swed that on
r~ee~pe of •nc~~nauon !rom the Army • auU'ICfll~t. a orogTwnme
in:IIC.atJI'tg the .arnval Of tne Aim'; and ~ ~ll&lC (~!"§,
_.,.,. Mnl tO aw C4P •no OW:s Al"'.tnedabtld Ory S.OO. C«-, and
~11;14 e.c, c, nm on 2:s.c2..2Q02 -..rt Howw.r. w. !wet C!a1ed
01-oJ.-2002 .• re .. aud deplo~ w....... Olf !Vmywkh a coh.ww"ls
for MmMaiMid C1ty a..~ 2 f;OIV"""-. e•ah 'OI 0flroG.I CJI)' and
OOOI"Wll •M ' coluMn for R~kOI City w""' • .,, b~ h•m S:hti P S.
S"-lllh h .. 1110 atated 1nat Shn Ourdeyal Singh, rh.- then Acfdl 00
hed IH.Ibmltt-' • ropotl to ACS (Home~ .on 02.0J-2002, V\-Cie v.t.icn
tole •nrormed lhtU 3 Battalions ~ lntanuy Olv1Jt0f1 reached
A.t-m•dablel Oty on 01-03-2002 •nd U'Uit I 8a:taHon strength
h•vlng ~ ~mn• was depl~""t:l on D•1~n•e•r. Gomtlp~.o~ K1111khod
.nrj A.fnfalwwi1 et Ahtroc£t;blld cty Ht f\IMI'IrW lnfol'ftl~;o-- ,.. the
!1-.cl btoCial•on - aeployod '" D•n:r-~ ~-AI-.m. ~n'lda
~ l(.a.Upll.r, Sh~ .,.., M...._..,u,. P S a....-s Sf'W'I
Cit..rdlltal ~ llad el$0 ~lii'Oilll«f ,,_.. 2 ~ of m4J Plro
Dol~ ..,_,. depk)yeC tn Jl.;hlpc.n VtJ.eiPV ltld Pakl a~ ano one~~ kQpc:1n ~
&f'ln P S Stl•h 1"13-e. tunhtr tlat..,. .tiUit on 01.03-2002..
•nother c:t•lh wreleu m..osao• w•• • .,, by 81-nl J R R-ajpul. me tt'l•n Urn:ler Georcto.ry, Home Dep.rt~nl ..wlh the •PP'ov•l ct 1ha
ACS (HO,.,.l to all CsP, OMa, S.P lOt arta Western R•ilway SP,
e.rod•, '" ~h•c;t. !\ _.. ernph~Kic.ooa N1 '" ~ or 1M prevalent
!Wr'Ch•rg.lld •l'ld tense ~· CSit~tChoru• Of'/lllr'l by lhe home
o.p.rtlftM'II 111me ana again rot tn~~""-'anc. of p,.tb'ic: order .-.d .,.._ thOUtd be ~rr~. 11 tNt m111~ ....,.... athef'
~ inciuding itYlplemetYtiii'JOn d COI'M"IUI'Yl riots SCil'll!tl'ie.
;·~ ._. G"'M" bV U'"e Go-It Qf II"WJJ• 10 ptOmOte oommJnal
natmony. &ll'ect!W aClton&. ag<t~fi\St urvuty mot. and 1.1~vt
a~bly •nd meetmgG of Peaolir CoMf"'''.tHM ett:. w.r• al90 orven
- liln1t P S Sh.eh, tne th•n Addl S.-cr•ary 1~0~ 1\.Qs also
•tacea «hill an 01.03·2002, DGP fell tt11111 tt'lt te~outee& av8..4ab!e
w.tl\ hiM .,...,. jnsuffic:ien1 u:> deal wuh ''- tow a. order '-iluatlon In
IN 04,fara1 and u $UCh Yotll'l the ai)OfOVII ot ACS :Heme), 3
....... wo1• HOI b)' Shri K Nlt)'anaf'ttUIM. U.. thon Sc~ty
(tionMtl to Clwf Seeceta:ry Me:tny• ~- Rot;ta~ and
MatwMUwa lhrDugh .twc;n lf1oM .............. ·~.cl to spare
10 con-~ NQI o( t.,... ""'"-' ~ to hllp u. ~ poke
~ ~ .,.. krw f. on::1!1N ~ ~ reflY ~ Ot..Q3.20Q2
.,.... ... ,. ~~ f'fqm Sn" R K.. Nalt" Addl. C"'-' s.cr.arr. Go'Vt. d
RaJ••t"-n In whch h• ~QI"Ottlld to tp~He any OOI"" foroe for
dull•• In ou,.r.l for the titue being 1 IOwOV'flf', 2 Coye or SRI=' w•r•
PIOVtd«< by th~ Govt. of Mollor1111hra on 03·0~2002. and the
Nme wre oeployad in Sural
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snn G SubOe Reo. tho !hen Ch .... S.C.et.af')l ha• ~ted that
rwt "-Ct oon. e.t:Jroll(:l M1d was. reeaii.O on 01..03-2'0 f-,.aa
·~ "*'l*d II'* he t;em • --· MSUFie 10 .. C.,P, U.Mlo.,
~tO. .... s.p lO 1M.,_.~ ~~~and
polioe hiMI ~ -=- in • deci&Ntl. Pf'O"'IPI ...... •H«z,_,. 'T1al'ltlet to
~in!~ U!e .,tJ.Ie,tJOn Ul"4er CDIIb'ol a'ld l.t\M. ~~ ~ 1\CM: I'MKlta'l•
10 \1 .. 'lll'lett'o'W loi'ce was nece5AfV tQo btl1"9 l"- ~!On U'ldet
controt Th• Chief Secretory p $0 emph .. IMCI •n tn's message that
w-,.-n llvM and properbo$ were lhreal~ t" communal &it~tlon neoe•••IY klree Including tiring 11'1ould to be resorted to bflng the
ellu••·on l.ll'ld•r COI'IIrol and If tn• sltuflltlon Cl&l~loratad be:yond a
po~nt bMidH lf'I'\PO$•ng c;vrlow "ai\Ool 11 •lght" otdet's also 1M
'"Y<MI •q ~m g01.1'1oring of , onl~~;~l mo~ st publiC .,:-aces Trw
lt.r•WII::I!On.. offic;ers were .-..:; 10 ecK.t'IOWiedQ'It uu,. ~ arxs o=r".llllre tft8t no fnilljOf' ~ too~ ,._. 4Jndes --
SM S.nJay BhiiVAt, 0S0 10 CM,.,.. ltllted thai on 02~
2002. m. Ctlllltf MtnfsW" held ilnoth"'r mntno WU'I st!~ ~
Ftm•nc:s.. tl1• then I.Mion Oe-4enc;e ~ini.U.r It 0830 hr$ ~ his
~ence Ounng 003Q nno 10 1230 f'!re. CM met the ·H. E. thoe Govornot Of Gujwon ;and appl'lai!ld him ot th• h•lerl !II!Weuon and
lhl IKUrlty e,_ngements end blnciOC.et made by ~no
admlt'll•tra.UQI"'' CM turther OlE.cu...d 1""- o•~oee fo1 tho retiel
Cllmpt •~r1ed by the vanous NGO. C\.4 alto difc:IA&~ the cas.h.
Ql .. and the othet hoi!r4' :o bo 9f\'C111o U'ltl fiOt ~lms The Chi&(
~ aiM a-~ lll6ti'\.ICblnl It-' $SC.fHSC boWd ~l"rrlr.B:.on '
be held "' ld'led.lled h oeeceful ·~ anCI Mo 10 emute f'• .... ,. 01 d.Jderlts TINO Law & ~ ~ meetmgs. were
l'l4ld by d'le Choef Mtl'ltStef tH h16 ~- •t 1300 hf'l. <tnd 1500
~ ... r"P«t•v.fy CM held a meo&~lr'IO al .,. offloaJ• cf ln. Home
O.p~~rlrNN~I ., USOO hs al C.rc:UJt Hou•• Mnexe, Sheh!O;I;vg
MmodotMid Clly CM als.o l'lekl • or••• c~!'lfol•nce •1 1630 nrs on
Orcu11 HC)uH AnMxe. Sl\eh!baug Mm•at'bld City, dvreng wtlleh
1 d•laJI«Kt press release was IU4Atd by in• Oovl of GuJarat CM
hlkl an • • party meet a1 1800 hfS, In v.-hlel'l U'4l Congress .eaders
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