{"id":7227,"date":"2023-05-25T08:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T07:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7227"},"modified":"2023-05-25T09:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T08:45:36","slug":"australian-lawmakers-activists-criticize-modis-role-in-gujrat-riots-after-screening-of-bbc-documentary-on-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/terrorism\/australian-lawmakers-activists-criticize-modis-role-in-gujrat-riots-after-screening-of-bbc-documentary-on-modi\/2023\/05\/25\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Lawmakers, Activists criticize Modi’s role in Gujrat riots after screening of BBC Documentary on Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA (Brussels Independent)-<\/span>The<\/span> BBC<\/span> documentary<\/span> which<\/span> explored<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister’s<\/span> Narendra<\/span> Modi’s<\/span> alleged<\/span> role<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2002<\/span> Gujarat<\/span> riots<\/span> was<\/span> screened<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Parliament<\/span> House<\/span> in<\/span> Canberra,<\/span> on<\/span> May<\/span> 24,<\/span> 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australian<\/span> Lawmakers,<\/span> Activists<\/span> express their concerns about Indian Politicians after watching the BBC<\/span> Documentary<\/span> on<\/span> Modi.<\/span><\/p>\n

‘In<\/span> India,<\/span> Telling<\/span> the<\/span> Truth<\/span> Can<\/span> Be<\/span> a<\/span> Crime’<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

After<\/span> the<\/span> screening<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> BBC<\/span> documentary<\/span> in<\/span> Canberra,<\/span> Australian<\/span> Greens<\/span> senator<\/span> Jordan<\/span> Steele-John<\/span> raised<\/span> concerns<\/span> over<\/span> PM<\/span> Albanese<\/span> failing<\/span> to<\/span> speak<\/span> with<\/span> PM<\/span> Modi<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> deteriorating<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> India.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is interesting to note the timing of the screening of this documentary in Australia.
\n<\/span>On<\/span> the<\/span> day<\/span> when<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Narendra<\/span> Modi<\/span> held<\/span> bilateral<\/span> talks<\/span> with<\/span> his<\/span> Australian<\/span> counterpart<\/span> in<\/span> Sydney,<\/span> a<\/span> BBC<\/span> documentary<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> alleged<\/span> role<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2002<\/span> Gujarat<\/span> riots<\/span> was<\/span> screened<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Parliament<\/span> House<\/span> in<\/span> Canberra.<\/span><\/p>\n

This documentary exposes the real extremist face of Prime Minister Naredra Modi who had strong affiliations with militant wing of RSS and remained an active and provocative member of this militia.<\/span><\/p>\n

He played influential role at forefront in spreading anarchy and chaos in Gujrat after demolition of Babari Mosque and deliberately fueled the fire of Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujrat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi proved to be a blatant advocate of Hindutva, an ideology which means that India is a state only for pure Hindus and no other minority has any kind of right to live in India. This ideology is an hard line approach towards internal affairs of a state while India proclaimed itself the secular and democratic state. Hindutva advocates hate and violence against Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains and other minorities living in India.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>The<\/span> screening<\/span> was<\/span> organized<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> group<\/span> of<\/span> lawmakers<\/span> and<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> activists.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>After<\/span> the<\/span> 40-minute<\/span> documentary<\/span> was<\/span> screened,<\/span> a<\/span> panel<\/span> discussion<\/span> was<\/span> held,<\/span> which<\/span> included<\/span> Australian<\/span> Greens<\/span> senator<\/span> Jordan<\/span> Steele-John,<\/span> David<\/span> Shoebridge,<\/span> Aakashi<\/span> Bhatt,<\/span> daughter<\/span> of<\/span> former<\/span> IPS<\/span> officer<\/span> Sanjiv<\/span> Bhatt,<\/span> and<\/span> Dr<\/span> Kalpana<\/span> Wilson<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Asian<\/span> Solidarity<\/span> Group,<\/span> among<\/span> others.<\/span> “Speaking<\/span> the<\/span> truth<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> crime<\/span> in<\/span> India.<\/span><\/p>\n

Green<\/span> Party<\/span> Senator<\/span> David<\/span> Shoebridge<\/span> said,<\/span> ‘The<\/span> film<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> small<\/span> taste<\/span> of<\/span> what<\/span> the<\/span> Indian<\/span> people<\/span> have<\/span> gone<\/span> through<\/span> with<\/span> their<\/span> government.’<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cI<\/span> have<\/span> spoken<\/span> to<\/span> so<\/span> many<\/span> [people]<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> [Indo-Australian]<\/span> diaspora<\/span> and<\/span> many<\/span> say<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> very<\/span> difficult<\/span> to<\/span> speak<\/span> up.<\/span> They<\/span> say<\/span> I<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> at<\/span> risk<\/span> when<\/span> I<\/span> do<\/span> so,<\/span> so<\/span> they<\/span> expect<\/span> the<\/span> (Australian)<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> political<\/span> leaders<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> the<\/span> work<\/span> for<\/span> them.<\/span> there<\/span> is,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cTwenty<\/span> years<\/span> ago,<\/span> Australia<\/span> went<\/span> through<\/span> a<\/span> process<\/span> of<\/span> accepting<\/span> China<\/span> unconditionally<\/span> and<\/span> rejecting<\/span> human<\/span> rights,<\/span> and<\/span> I<\/span> hope<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> learned<\/span> that<\/span> lesson,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> added.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“What<\/span> you<\/span> are<\/span> seeing<\/span> is<\/span> just<\/span> scratching<\/span> the<\/span> surface.<\/span> Gujarat<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> on<\/span> fire<\/span> for<\/span> months<\/span> and<\/span> Muslims<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> brutally<\/span> attacked,”<\/span> said<\/span> Aakashi<\/span> Bhatt.<\/span> “Hindutva<\/span> poses<\/span> a<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> democracy<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> and<\/span> needs<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> addressed,”<\/span> said<\/span> Mohan<\/span> Dutta<\/span> of<\/span> Massey<\/span> University.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Jordan<\/span> Steeljohn<\/span> expressed<\/span> concern<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> had<\/span> not<\/span> spoken<\/span> to<\/span> Modi<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> deteriorating<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> India,<\/span> saying:<\/span> “Over<\/span> the<\/span> past<\/span> few<\/span> days,<\/span> I<\/span> have<\/span> looked<\/span> back<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> interaction<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> (Australian)<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span> of<\/span> India.<\/span> What<\/span> I<\/span> felt.<\/span> The<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> watched,”<\/span> said<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Modi,<\/span> disappointed.<\/span> Since<\/span> then,<\/span> there<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> further<\/span> outrage<\/span> at<\/span> our<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister’s<\/span> failure<\/span> to<\/span> raise<\/span> so<\/span> clearly<\/span> articulated<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> concerns<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> and<\/span> Minister<\/span> of<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Affairs.<\/span> \u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“Many<\/span> speak<\/span> of<\/span> him<\/span> and<\/span> Wong<\/span> as<\/span> critical<\/span> friends,<\/span> as<\/span> leaders<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> nation<\/span> that<\/span> deeply<\/span> values<\/span> \u200b\u200bits<\/span> relationship<\/span> with<\/span> India<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> willing<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> critical<\/span> and<\/span> open<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> India.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Human rights have been violated significantly in the current regime of Narendra Modi. In elections he conducted such speeches which were filled with anger and hates against Muslims because he had played the card of Hindu Religion to get the vote from the majority. During the Modi Government ,India imposed sanctions on Muslims in Kashmir and violated international law by imposing the Article 370 in Kashmir which seems merely ambitions of India to annex the disputed territory to its land. The organization of G20 summit in Indian held Kashmir reflects another unethical move of Narendra Modi and shows his hidden motives to make the India not a secular but a religiously extremist state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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