Anti-Muslim Pogroms in India


People only speak of Gujrat riots but what about all the other anti-muslim riots in India?

1961: October: Aligarh
1962: Jabalpur (MP)
1964: Bhivandi(Maharashtra)
1967: Ranchi(Bihar)
1969: Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

1970: Bhiwandi, Jalgaon, Malad (Maharashtra)
1971: Aligarh
1978: October : Aligarh
1978-1980: Jamshedpur (Bihar), Varanasi (UP)

1980: Moradabad (UP)
1981: Meenakshipuram, Biharsharif, May-June: Aligarh.
1982: Meerut(UP)
1983: Nellie (Assam), 2191 people killed.
“The six-hour carnage in Nellie claimed 3,300 innocent lives.”
“The Muslim immigrants of Nellie were attacked by the Tiwa ribals on February 18.”
“Even after 24 years, the government has not made publice the T. D. Tewari Commission report of 1994. All the relatives of the Nellie victims received was a paltry Rs. 5,000 each. The survivors were compensated with Rs. 2,000…”
“The records at the Jagir Road police station show that 688 cases were filed agains the murderers. But only 310 were charge sheeted. The remaining 378 cases were closed because of lack of evidence.” [India Today, 13 Aug 2007]

1983: Bhatkal (Karnataka)
1986: April: Newada(Bihar): more than 40 killed.
1987: Meerut(UP)
1989: Bhagalpur(Bihar)

Data released by the Ministry of Home shows that prior to Babri Masjid demolition, the percentage of Muslim victims in the riots had been 80%. [MG 1-15 Nov 2005]

1990-91 : Dec.- Jan. : Aligarh
1992-1993: Bombay, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Delhi and rest of the India

  • In Bombay Riots:
  • Killed: 872
  • Injured: 1829
  • Missing: 443
  • (govt figure submitted to the Srikrishna Commission)
  • 1997: Coimbatore

    2000: Report by Asghar Ali Engineer
    2001: Kanpur, Malegaon
    Report by Asghar Ali Engineer
    2002: Gujarat
    In the post-Godhra riots of 2002: 254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed in Gujarat. A total of 223 persons have been reported missing, 2548 persons sustained injuries, 919 persons were rendered widows and 606 children were orphaned during the riots.

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    2003:

    711 communal incidents, 193 killed, 2261 injured.

    2004: Report by Asghar Ali Engineer

    677 communal incidents, 134 killed, 2132 injured

    2005: Mau (UP); Report by Saanjhi Duniya, Second Report by Saanjhi Duniya, Report by Subhashini Ali.

    779 communal incidents, 124 killed, 2066 injured.

    2006: Goa, Vadodra(Gujarat), May: Aligarh(UP)
    Communal riots 2006 : Asghar Ali Engineer

    698 communal incidents, 133 killed, 3170 injured.

    2007:

    till first quarter of 2007: 191 communal incidents, 23 killed, 611 injured. [Status paper on Internal Security Situatio by Union Ministry of Home Affairs]

    Since 1940, 75 per cent of the causalities – in terms of lives and property destroyed during riots have been of Muslims.
    (Source: Riots and its Aftermath by Shashank Shekhar)

    EMPLOYMENT

    Employment

    Submitted by kashif on Fri, 12/16/2005 – 02:40.

    MUSLIM RATIO ACCROSS STATES (National Crime Record Bureau report)
    West Bengal — Muslims are 25.25%, in police force 7.32%
    Assam — Muslims are 30.92 % , in police force: 10.95%
    Bihar — Muslims are 16.53% , in police force: 5.94%
    Kerala Muslims population: 24.7%, in police force 12.96%
    Karnataka — Muslims’ population: 12.23% , in the police force: 6.71%
    J&K — Muslims population: 66.94% , in the police force: 56.36%
    Gujarat — Muslims’ population: 9.06% , in the police force: 5.94%
    Maharashtra — Muslims’ population: 10.60%, in police force: 4.71%
    Uttar Pradesh — Muslims’ population: 18.50%, in police force: 4.24%
    Tamil Nadu — Muslims’ population: 5.56%, in police force 0.11%

    Statement showing State Wise Disbursements of NMDFC for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07

    (Rs. in lakhs)

    S.No. State 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
    1. Andhra Pradesh 928 854 757
    2. Assam 34 310 100
    3. Bihar 811 1 305
    4. Chandigarh 6 5 3
    5. Chhattisgarh 50 0 100
    6. Delhi 100 11 5
    7. Gujarat 100 0 295
    8. Himachal Pradesh 150 150 115
    9. Haryana 275 350 415
    10. Jammu & Kashmir 366 300 370
    11. Jharkhand 100 109 7
    12. Kerala 2180 2000 3275
    13. Karnataka 1243 550 0
    14. Maharashtra 1025 0 75
    15. Manipur 0 0 0
    16. Madhya Pradesh 235 0 0
    17. Mizoram 0 0 200
    18. Nagaland 430 850 500
    19. Orissa 99 115 5
    20. Pondicherry 10 5 10
    21. Punjab 350 500 525
    22. Rajasthan 181 105 155
    23. Tamil Nadu 325 655 952
    24. Tripura 50 5 25
    25. Uttar Pradesh 1983 1118 0
    26. Uttranchal 5 309 265
    27. West Bengal 2867 2510 2818
    TOTAL 13903 10812 11277

    Rajya Sabha, 2007

    Muslims in Govt. jobs

    Muslims in security agencies like CRPF, CISF, BSF, SSB: 60517

    In the Indian Foreign Service: 1.8% of the total.

    In central and State Public Sector undertakings: 7.2% of the employees for the units reporting.

    [Rajya Sabha 2007]

    Employment status of Hindu and Muslim women

    Class Employed Not employed Total
    All Muslim women 2280 (16.47%) 11563 (83.53%) 13843 (100%)
    All Hindu women 37565 (36.48%) 65402 (63.52%) 102967 (100%)
    By residence
    Rural Muslim 1236 (17.68%) 5759 (82.32%) 6995 (100%)
    Rural Hindu 27141 (41.28%) 38606 (58.72%) 65747 (100%)
    Urban Muslim 970 (14.17%) 5878 (85.83%) 6848 (100%)
    Urban Hindu 7852 (21.10%) 29368 (78.90%) 37220 (100%)
    By education
    Muslim uneducated 1447 (18.03%) 6581 (81.97%) 8028 (100%)
    Hindu uneducated 24434 (44.01%) 31082 (55.99%) 55516 (100%)
    Muslim primary educated 450 (13.59%) 2865 (86.41%) 3315 (100%)
    Hindu primary educated 5505 (27.75%) 14328 (72.25%) 19833 (100%)
    Muslim post-primary 327 (13.06%) 2173 (86.94%) 2500 (100%)
    Hindu post-primary 5169 (18.72%) 22449 (81.28%) 27618 (100%)
    By region
    Muslim North 170 (21.51%) 621 (78.49%) 791 (100%)
    Hindu North 4062 (30.06%) 9452 (69.94%) 13514 (100%)
    Muslim Central 633 (13.94%) 3909 (86.06%) 4542 (100%)
    Hindu Central 8911 (29.07%) 21739 (70.93%) 30650 (100%)
    Muslim East 159 (8.98%) 1607 (91.02%) 1766 (100%)
    Hindu East 2787 (22.62%) 9535 (77.38%) 12322 (100%)
    Muslim South 943 (25.03%) 2824 (74.97%) 3767 (100%)
    Hindu South 12323 (51.42%) 11642 (48.58%) 23965 (100%)
    Muslim West 353 (22.56%) 1212 (77.44%) 1565 (100%)
    Hindu West 6802 (46.79%) 7737 (53.21%) 14539 (100%)
    Muslim NE 101 (7.16%) 1311 (92.84%) 1412 (100%)
    Hindu NE 1364 (17.10%) 6613 (82.90%) 7977 (100%)
    Count (percent) Source: National Sample Survey 50th round, 1993-94

    Maitreyi Bordia Das, Self-employed or Unemployed: Muslim Women’s Low Labor-force Participitain in India. Published as a chapter in The Diversity of Muslim women’s lives in India edited by Zoya Hasan and Ritu Menon.
    North = Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Delhi.
    East = West Bengal, Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
    West = Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu.
    South = Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshwadeep, Pondicherry.
    NE = Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland.
    Central = Bihar(including Jharkhand), Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.

    By employment categories
    Categories Muslim Hindu
    Regular salaried 179 (8.66%) 2471 (7.62%)
    Non-farm self-employed 645 (39.80%) 3223 (9.94%)
    Farm based self-employed 457 (22.08%) 12540 (56.25%)
    Casual labor 789 (38.12%) 14181 (43.75%)
    Total 2070 (100%) 32415 (100%)
    Major occupations (>2%)
    Teachers 2.76% 2.35
    Merchants, shopkeepers(wholesale, retail) 5.18% 1.98%
    Working proprietors in mining, construction, manufacturing 2.00% 0.66%
    Tailors, dressmakers, etc. 5.07% 1.03%
    Agricultural laborers 25.69% 37.59%
    Spinners, weavers, and related workers 7.08% 1.56%
    Other laborers 2.57% 1.44%
    Tobacco product makers 11.40% 1.51%
    Other farmers 4.12% 3.56%
    Cultivators 17.55% 34.40%
    Building caretakers, sweepers, cleaners 4.01% 1.72%
    Count (percent) Source: National Sample Survey 50th round, 1993-94 and the National Classification of Occupation, 1968

    In Kerala Population of Muslims: 24.7% Muslims in Government jobs: 9.88%

    Indian Armed Forces

    Year Indian Military Academy Naval Academy Air Force Academy
    2005 4/347 0/90 0/110
    2004 6/330 0/79 4/175
    no. of muslims/total qualified

    All India Services Percentage to the total in brackets)

    Name of services Total No. of Officers No. of Muslims No. of Christians No. of Sikhs
    IAS 3975 128(3.22) 109(2.74) 165(4.15)
    IPS 2159 57(2.64) 49(2.26) 117(5.41)
    IFS 1433 45(3.14) 23(1.60) 44(3.07)
    Total 7567 230(3.04) 181(2.39) 326(4.31)

    (Source: Dr. Gopal Singh Report on Minorities, 1983, p.33)

    Indian Administrative service(Percentage to the total in brackets)

    Year Total Intake Muslims Sikhs Christians
    1971 87 1 (1.14) 4(4.59) 5(5.74)
    1972 142 1 (0.70) 6(4.85) 4(2.81)
    1973 124 3 (2.41) 5(4.03) 7(5.64)
    1974 141 1 (0.70) 9(6.38) 4(2.83)
    1975 129 2 (1.55) 5(3.87) 7(5.42)
    1976 138 5 (3.62) 9(6.52) 10(7.24)
    1977 158 10(6.32) 4(2.53) 13(8.22)
    1978 134 10(7.46) 6(4.47) 13(9.70)
    1979 117 3 (2.56) 8(6.83) 7(5.98)
    1980 124 1 (0.80) 5(4.03) 3(2.41)
    Total 1294 37(2.86) 61(4.71) 73(5.64

    (Source: Dr. Gopal Singh Report on Minorities, 1983, p.31).

    Indian Police Services (Percentage to the total brackets)

    Year Total Intake Muslim Sikhs Christians
    1971 35
    1972 59 3(5.08)
    1973 116 1(0.86) 1(0.86)
    1974 75 5(6.66) 12(16.0) 3(4.00)
    1975 65 12(18.5) 3(4.61)
    1976 92 3(3.26) 2(2.17)
    1977 212 6(2.83) 3(1.41) 4(1.88)
    1978 45 2(2.22) 2(4.44) 3(6.66)
    1979 50 2(4.00) 5(10.00) 1(2.00)
    Total 749 15(2.00) 40(5.34) 17(2.27)

    (Source: Dr. Gopal Singh report on Minorities, 1983, p.31)

    Muslims in Indian Administrative Services since 1981

    Year Total Muslims Percentage
    1981 126 1 0.79
    1982 167 5 2.99
    1983 235 1 0.43
    1984 233 6 2.58
    1985 214 4 1.87
    1986 216 6 2.78
    1987 178 5 2.81
    1988 249 15 6.02
    1989 246 13 5.28
    1990 298 9 3.02
    1991 217 8 3.69
    1992 157 3 1.91
    1993 147 2 1.36
    1994 131 2 1.53
    1995 91 8 8.79
    1996 81 3 3.70
    1997 76 3 3.95
    1998 55 1 1.82
    1999 56 2 3.57
    2000 93 6 6.45
    Total 3266 103 3.15

    (Source: Muslim India, No.238, October, 2002, p.462)

    Subordinate Services (Central Government)

    Religion % to population No. & % of Applicants No. & %of successful candidates
    Muslims 11.21 5336(2.59) 83(1.56)
    Christians 2.60 9502(4.61) 366(3.85)
    Sikh 1.89 3643(1.77) 90(2.47)

    (Source: Dr. Gopal Singh report on Minorities, 1983, p.33)

    Employment for Muslims

    Govt. services: 3%

    Private sector: 5.3%

    Domestic jobs: 23.5%

    Part-time labourers: 17%

    Skilled labourers: 14.2%

    Small business: 7%

    [MG 1-15 Feb 2006]

    Representation of Muslims:

    Class I services: 3.2%

    Class II services: 4.3%

    Class IV services: 8%

    IAS: 2.1% IPS: 3% ( 1984 data)

    High court judges: 14 out of 310 ( year 1980)

    [as quoted in MG 16-30 november 2005]

    Muslims in :

    Private sector: 8.16%

    Borrowers under bank loan schemes: 9.41% Of the total borrowings: 3.37% [Gopal Singh Commission report]

    One Comment to “Anti-Muslim Pogroms in India”

    1. mulasmano ka thekaa liyaa he to apne yahan kyon nahin bula letey
      hum bhi inko jata hua dheknaa chahte hein

      it is clear from the picture that wherever the Muslims percentage is higher Riots do happen.
      Solution : Policemen …keep shooting

      I liked the pic and will show my friends. Muslims are violent by nature. look at Pakistan

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