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             What happened    in the  darbar of Gandhinagar  ?

       History is full of such instances , one instance occurred recently on 27.2.2002 ion Gandhinagar, capital of Gujarat.

            The Chief Minister was holding meeting of high ranking officers and Ministers in the wake of Godhra Train incident occurred the morning.

         It was the order of the Chief Minister to the top ranking Police Officers that the Muslims of Godhra had burnt alive at least 60 Hindu pilgrims and so , the Hindus would retaliate  tomorrow, the police should not  obstruct the Hindu rioters in venting out their anger.

       It is the story of the Director General of Police Chakravarti, that he  objected to such instructions as such retaliation would be  violation of law .

   

      The CM did not take this stand kindly and brushed aside the objection of the DGP with anger.  The Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad  P. C. Pande who was present in the meeting , simply  remained seated  calmly like a statue  and did not support   his own DGP Chakravarti ‘s legal stand .

    Next day morning hell broke loose in Pande’s jurisdiction Ahmedabad , Gulbarg Society of Chamanpura where an Ex-MP was straying was gheraoed by the rioters, the inmates  , 69 , killed, Naroda Patiya’s Muslim  colony was burnt,  casualties  -----, in all damage to the lives and property was   ---------    dead  and Gujarat burnt for one month.

      This happened because the Police Commissioner P C Pande and other IAS officers failed to  rise to the occasion , rally round the DGP Chakravarti . in his legal objection.

       Should  we  not call all of them modern day Bhisma ?