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There have been many different types of religious conflicts in India in the last century, the brutal violence can go back more than five hundred years, but more recently tensions were built up in Delhi after Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards in retaliation for the attack on the Sikh holy shrine in Amritsar, Harimandar Sahib (Golden Temple). The violence unleashed upon the Sikhs in Delhi and other parts of the country by Hindu mobs from October 31st to November 4, 1984 is unquestionably connected with the tensions in Punjab, India since 1981. Sikhs have not been satisfied in India, they feel they have been treated as slaves in and they have not seen a fair share of the progress in Punjab. While communications between Sikhs and The government were often misinterpreted and mostly misunderstood, the tension between the two never stopped mounting. There were many talks of negotiations between the Indian Government and representatives of the Sikhs political group, the Akali Dal. Some publicized, others in secrecy, nothing ever progressed out of these talks. A series of incidents including bank robberies, killing of innocent civilians occurred during these times. Many of the victims w
A climate of violence and terrorism had been building up in India, particularly Punjab and Delhi for years. This should have necessitated the taking of steps towards adequate security and preventive measures. During the time gap between the attempt of assassination and the official announcement of Gandhi’s death, the time too take preventing measures against civil disorder and violence was more than enough. The police was virtually invisible, but even later during the evening when a number of incidents were know to have occurred, there have been accusations by the witnesses that they police was apathetic, indifferent, or worse gave encouragement to the mobs. When a civil power is unable to control a situation of disorder, it may call upon the military authorities to its aid. Such was the situation in Delhi way before the army was called in. The lack of co-operation from some police personnel who at times even deliberately misled army units, who asked for directions, severely handicapped the army. The army units were also equipped with old maps which did not include more recent residential colonies. Political parties including several MPs have been accused of having instigated the violence, making arrangements for the supply of kerosene and other inflammable material and of pointing out houses of Sikhs. Some of them also been accused of interceding with authorities to obtain releases of followers who had been arrested for various crimes. Every police station had strength of about 100 men and 50-60 weapons. Yet, no action was taken against miscreants in most places. The few places where the local police station took prompt measures against mobs, hardly any killings took place there. Farsh Bazar and Karol Bagh are two such examples. But in other localities, the priority of the police, as it emerge
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