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കലാപക്കാലത്ത് വ്യക്തിപരമായി താന് അനുഭവിച്ച വേദനയെ കുറിച്ച് ആദ്യമായി പ്രതികരിക്കുകയാണെന്ന് കുറിപ്പില് മോദി പറയുന്നു. ഗുല്ബര്ഗ ഹൗസിങ് സൊസൈറ്റി കൂട്ടക്കൊലയില് മെട്രോപൊളിറ്റന് കോടതി ക്ലീന് ചിറ്റ് നല്കിയതിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തിലാണ് മോദിയുടെ പ്രതികരണം.ലക്ഷക്കണക്കിന് ആളുകള് മരിക്കുകയും ഭവനരഹിതരാവുകയും നിരാലംബരാവുകയും ചെയ്ത ഭൂകമ്പത്തിന്റെ കെടുതിയില് നിന്ന് സംസ്ഥാനത്തെ കരകയറ്റാന് തീവ്രമായി യത്നിക്കുന്നതിനിടെയാണ് അഞ്ചു മാസത്തിനുള്ളില് മനുഷ്യമനസാക്ഷിയെ മരവിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തരത്തിലുള്ള കലാപം അരങ്ങേറിയത്. ഇത് ഞങ്ങള്ക്ക് അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി നേരിടേണ്ടിവന്ന ഒരു വലിയ ആഘാതമായിരുന്നു. നിരവധി നിരപരാധികള് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു. കുടുംബങ്ങള് ആലംബഹീനരായി. വസ്തുവകകള് നശിപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. ഭൂകമ്പത്തിന്റെ കെടുതി താറുമാറാക്കിയ സംസ്ഥാനത്തിന് ഇത് താങ്ങാവുന്നതിനപ്പുറമുള്ള ഒരു ആഘാതമായിരുന്നു. അതെന്നെ കടുത്ത ദു:ഖത്തിലേയ്ക്കും ദുരിതത്തിലേയ്ക്കും വേദനയിലേയ്ക്കുമാണ് തള്ളിവിട്ടത്. അന്നത്തെ മനുഷ്യത്വരഹിതമായ പ്രവൃത്തികള് എന്റെ ഉള്ളില് സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ശൂന്യത വിവരിക്കാന് വാക്കുകള് മതിയാകുന്നില്ല. വ്യക്തിപരമായി അനുഭവിച്ച ഈ വേദന കടിച്ചുപിടിച്ചാണ് ഒരു വശത്ത് ഭൂകമ്പത്തിന്റെയും മറുഭാഗത്ത് കലാപത്തിന്റെയും കെടുതികളെ മറികടക്കാന് ഞാന് ശ്രമിച്ചത്. ഗോധ്ര സംഭവം മുതല് തന്നെ സമാധാനത്തിനുവേണ്ടി ഞാന് ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നു. സമാധാനം പുനസ്ഥാപിക്കാന് അന്നു സര്ക്കാര് ആവുന്നതെല്ലാം ചെയ്തു. രാജ്യത്ത് മറ്റെവിടെ നടന്ന കലാപത്തേക്കാളും പെട്ടന്ന് കലാപത്തോട് പ്രതികരിക്കാന് ഗുജറാത്ത് സര്ക്കാരിന് കഴിഞ്ഞു. ഗുജറാത്തിലെ ജനങ്ങള് ഇന്ന് ഈ തകര്ച്ചയില് നിന്ന് ഒത്തൊരുമിച്ചു കരകയറിക്കഴിഞ്ഞു. ഇതിന് എന്നെ സഹായിച്ചവരോടെല്ലാം എനിക്ക് അതിയായ കടപ്പാടുണ്ട്. ജനങ്ങളുടെ പരസ്പര സഹകരണത്തിലാണ് ഏതൊരു രാജ്യത്തിന്റെയും ഭാവി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നത്-മോദി സത്യമേവ ജയതേ എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് അവസാനിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ബ്ലോഗില് എഴുതി
.My dear sisters and
brothers,
The law of nature is
that Truth alone triumphs – Satyameva Jayate. Our judiciary
having spoken, I felt it important to share my inner thoughts and feelings with
the nation at large.The end brings back memories of the beginning. The
devastating earthquake of 2001 had plunged Gujarat into the gloom of
death, destruction and sheer helplessness. Hundreds of lives were lost.
Lakhs were rendered homeless. Entire livelihoods were destroyed. In such
traumatic times of unimaginable suffering, I was given the
responsibility to soothe and rebuild. And we had whole heartedly plunged
ourselves into the challenge at hand.Within a mere five
months however, the mindless violence of 2002 had dealt us
another unexpected blow. Innocents were killed. Families rendered helpless.
Property built through years of toil destroyed. Still struggling to get back on
its feet from the natural devastation, this was a crippling blow to an
already shattered and hurting Gujarat.
I was shaken to the
core. ‘Grief’, ‘Sadness’, ‘Misery’, ‘Pain’, ‘Anguish’, ‘Agony’ – mere
words could not capture the absolute emptiness one felt on witnessing such
inhumanity.
On one side was the
pain of the victims of the earthquake, and on the other the pain of the victims
of the riots. In decisively confronting this great turmoil, I had to
single-mindedly focus all the strength given to me by the almighty, on the task
of peace, justice and rehabilitation; burying the pain and agony I was
personally wracked with.
During those
challenging times, I often recollected the wisdom in our scriptures; explaining
how those sitting in positions of power did not have the right to share
their own pain and anguish. They had to suffer it in solitude. I
lived through the same,experiencing this anguish in searingly sharp
intensity. In fact, whenever I remember those agonizing days, I have
only one earnest prayer to God. That never again should such cruelly
unfortunate days come in the lives of any other person, society, state or
nation.This is the first time
I am sharing the harrowing ordeal I had gone through in those days at a
personal level.However, it was from
these very built up emotions that I had appealed to the people of Gujarat on the
day of the Godhra train burning itself; fervently urging for peace and
restraint to ensure lives of innocents were not put at risk. I had
repeatedly reiterated the same principles in my daily interactions with the
media in those fateful days of February-March 2002 as well; publically
underlining the political will as well as moral responsibility of the
government to ensure peace, deliver justice and punish
all guilty of violence. You will also find these deep emotions in my recent
words at my Sadbhavana fasts, where I had emphasized how such deplorable
incidents did not behove a civilized society and had pained
me deeply.
In fact, my emphasis
has always been on developing and emphasizing a spirit of unity;
with the now widely used concept of ‘my 5 crore Gujarati brothers and sisters’
having crystallised right at the beginning of my tenure as CM itself from this
very space.
However, as if all the
suffering was not enough, I was also accused of the death and misery of my own
loved ones, my Gujarati brothers and sisters. Can you imagine the inner
turmoil and shock of being blamed for the very events that have shattered you!
For so many years,
they incessantly kept up their attack, leaving no stone unturned. What pained
even more was that in their overzealousness to hit at me for their narrow
personal and political ends, they ended up maligning my entire state and
country. This heartlessly kept reopening the wounds that we
were sincerely trying to heal. It ironically also delayed the very
justice that these people claimed to be fighting for. Maybe they did
not realize how much suffering they were adding to an already pained people.
Gujarat however had
decided its own path. We chose peace over violence. We chose unity over
divisiveness. We chose goodwill over hatred. This was not easy, but we were
determined to commit for the long haul. From a life of daily uncertainty and
fear; my Gujarat transformed into one of Shanti, Ekta and Sadbhavana.
I stand a satisfied and reassured man today. And for this, I credit
each and every Gujarati.The Gujarat Government
had responded to the violence more swiftly and decisively than ever
done before in any previous riots in the country. Yesterday’s judgement
culminated a process of unprecedented scrutiny closely monitored by the highest
court of the land, the Honourable Supreme Court of India. Gujarat’s 12
years of trial by the fire have finally drawn to an end. I feel
liberated and at peace.I am truly grateful to
all those who stood by me in these trying times; seeing through the facade of
lies and deceit. With this cloud of misinformation firmly dispelled, I will now
also hope that the many others out there trying to understand and connect with
the real Narendra Modi would feel more empowered to do so.
Those who derive
satisfaction by perpetuating pain in others will probably not stop their tirade
against me. I do not expect them to. But, I pray in all humility, that they at
least now stop irresponsibly maligning the 6 crore people of Gujarat.
Emerging from this
journey of pain and agony; I pray to God that no bitterness seeps into my
heart. I sincerely do not see this judgement as a personal victory or
defeat, and urge all – my friends and especially my opponents – to not do so as
well. I was driven by this same principle at the time of the Honourable Supreme
Court’s 2011 judgement on this matter. I fasted 37 days for Sadbhavana,
choosing to translate the positive judgement into constructive action, reinforcing
Unity and Sadbhavana in society at large.I am deeply convinced
that the future of any society, state or country lies in harmony. This is the only foundation on which
progress and prosperity can be built. Therefore, I urge one and all to join
hands in working towards the same, ensuring smiles on each and every face.
Once again, Satyameva
Jayate!
Vande
Mataram!
Prof. John Kurakar
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