Re: [nukkad] Vadodara

[ROHIT <>]

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1. Gujarat High Court ordered removal of a structure.
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This Dargah was not the only illegally built and obstructing structure.
A few days earlier some six road side temples were demolished.
There were protests and presentations to the municipal authorities,
but then that was all about it. All illegally constructed temples were
razed to the ground and the area cleared for widening the road to
cater to ever growing traffic in Vadodara, a city of 2 million.
Before the court's order was enacted by the local civic authority,
several rounds of conciliatory meetings were held with Muslim
religious and community leaders of the area but their adamancy
prevented any amicable settlement of the matter.
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2. It was removed in pursuance of court orders.
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Because the municipal authorities knew before hand what was in
the offing when it came to removing an illegal structure of Muslim
faith, they had as a pre-emptive measure obtained the court's prior
permission. Or else the demolition squads of each municipality is
always authorized to clear such structures, no matter if they are of 
religious importance to any community in particular or to all in the 
locality.
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3. Some people wanted their personal views to prevail over Court orders and
related action and took law in their own hands and created law and order 
problem, to quell which police had to resort to firing, resulting in a few
deaths.
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The point here is the demolished structure was an old Dargah and can not
be regarded as mosque / masjid. Usually a Dargah is visited by the followers
of both Muslim and Hindu faiths for they are symbolic of Sufi / Bhakti versions
of each practice, like all Dargahs all over India. True, some 80% of them could 
be Muslims, but then the Hindus did not seek confrontation with the 
authorities, 
while few Muslims gave it an intolerant and later a violent turn. In strict 
Islam 
there is no room for structures like Dargah, Makbara etc. etc., then why such
a vehement opposition disturbing peace of 2 million ?
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4. The above are mere facts, as reported in the media. When facts are plain,
why muddle them with comments?
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Anna has some exposure to Indian affairs from the remote corner and
generally her observations are of a bird's eye view. Naturally we do 
not expect her to know much of actual, factual ground realities of a
country so vastly differing in her demographic character. Thus some
clarifications might be helpful to her.
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Rohit Zaveri.

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