Hitting back at critics of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi,the Delhi BJPs minority unit has brought out a pamphlet on communal riots in the country. It lists the riots,the number of people killed,and the party in power at the time of the incident. But the pamphlets,distributed in mosques across Delhi on Friday,make no mention of the 2002 Gujarat riots. They do,however,mention three riots in Gujarat in 1969,1985 and 1992 when the Congress was in power. The pamphlets,listing riots from 1947 to the recent one in Uttar Pradesh under Samajwadi Party rule,underline that the maximum number of communal riots took place during Congress rule. Does anyone know who the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh was when communal riots broke out in Maliana,Meerut and Moradabad? Did we hear names of chief ministers when Gujarat saw communal riots in which many Muslims were killed? But when we speak about agriculture development rate in Gujarat,the reply we get is 2002 communal riots. When we say that Asias largest power plant is in Gujarat,the reply is 2002 riots. When we say per capita income of Muslims is the highest in Gujarat,all we hear in reply is 2002 riots. It all depends on you. whether you want development or treason, the pamphlet states. Atif Rashid,head of the BJPs minority morcha,said the pamphlet was brought out ahead of the Sunday rally so that Muslims could understand the real issues. Nobody is questioning the Congress. We have seen Muslims progress under BJP rule. People of our community should know this, Rashid said.
