BLACK LIST
THE Srikrishna Commission Report is being toyed about with like a football by the Maharashtra Government. Sometimes the chief minister and his deputy say, "we are studying the legal position," at other times, they talk about writing a new Action Taken Report (ATR), which will include "names left out by the existing ATR." On the other side, Bal Thackeray an Manohar Joshi continue to threaten riots if the report is implemented.
A detailed reading of the report once more yielded these names, some of which recur in it. They can be classified into five categories:
Names of political leaders/activists who the commission has held responsible for certin acts.
Names of parties/organisations which had some role to play in the December '92-January '93 riots.
names of policemen against whom the commssion has recommended legal action (a committee is looking into this).
Names of newspapers which contributed to the riots.
Names of rioters identified by
Political leaders:
L K Advani (his rath yatra built up tension, left a trail of riots and was the precursor to the Mumbai riots.), Bal Thackeray (instigated in both phases and directed the violence in january '93.) Manohar Joshi (proponent of the theor of retaliation which accounted for the vigilantism of the Shiv Sainiks in January '93; also interfered with police arrests.), Madhukar Sarpotdar (played an active role in the riots in Nirmal Nagar.), Pramod Navalkar (admitted in an interview to The Times of India to the Sena's role in the riots.), Anna Dange, Shiv Sena MLA, Gajanan Kirtikar (led two morchas to Jogeshwari police station, which while dispersing, killed Muslims and damaged their property.), Ramesh More, Miling Vaidya (arrested for rioting in morcha to Antop Hill police station to demand the release of Sainiks arrested for burning alive three Muslims.), Chandrakant Padwal (organised maha-artis which turned violent in Grant Road and Gamdevi.) Mudund Thorat (directed rioters in Ghatkopar.), Prakash Ayare (made an inflammatory speech at a maha-arti im Mahim), Prahlad Thombre (led morcha to Antop Hill police station demanding release of Saniks, arrested for burning three muslims in Maruti Car.), Krishna Vishwasrao (SS corporator, same as above.), Bhai Shingre (SS rioting, Kalachowkie.), Ramakant Rahate (same as above.), Ravi Charan (same as above.), Sridhar Kadam (same as above.), Anil Gaekwad (same as above.), Ankolekar, Sagwekar, Tukaram Amire (SS activists who prompted affidavits which prompted no confidence.), Ashok Shinde (SS vibhag pramukh accused in Nirmal Nagar riot case.), Bhau Korgaonkar (SS vibhag pramukh, rioting in Kurla.), Vilas Bhanushali (same as above.), Vaman Lad (SS ex-corporator, made mathadi worker's murder a communal issue.), Hemant Koli (Shakha pramukh, led Ram Paduka procession where inflammatory speeches were made, rioters hung around his office.), Suryakant Pawar (Shakha pramukh, rioting, Dharavi.), Ramkrishna Keni (ex-SS corporator, led banned victory rally in Dharvi on December 6, which stoned namazis.), Baburao Mane (Same as above.), Theresa Kilekar (SS activist, same as above.), Ashok Hadkar (SS shakha pramukh, organised maha artisin Gamdevi which led to violence.) Arvind Nerkar (SS corporator, same as above.), Harishchandra Pote (SS, same as above.), Manji Bhanushali (SS, involved with rioters in Ghatkopar.), Shivaji Kadam (SS directed rioaters in Ghatkopar.), Vasant Joglekar (SS, morcha to R A Kidwai Marg police startion.), Suresh Kale (SS, same as above), Narendra Sawant (SS), Narendra Sawant (SS, Tardeo, rioting), Sudhakar Naik (as chief muinister during the riots, displayed a vaciltating attitude on police firing, refused to put a stop to maha artis and failed to call in the army for operational control.), Babanrao Pachpute (then state home minister, interfered with police arrests of rioters.), Javed Khan (housing minister, interfered with police arrests.), Gulam Nabi Azad (Central minister, ditto.), Saleem Zakaria (Congress MLA, ditto.), Kripashankar (Then MlA, now minister, led a morcha to Antop Hill police station demanding release of Sainiks arrested for burning alive three Muslims in their Mariuti car.), karuna Mhatre (Congress corporator, same as above.), Ram Naik (then BJP MP led a morcha to Jogeshwari police demanding release of Hindus. The processionists, while dispersing, burned alive two Muslims and damaged a mosque.), gopinath Munde (then BJP MLA, later deputy chief minister, accused under Arms Act.), Vivek Maitra (personal assistant to Munde, accused inder arms Act for carrying Munde's firearm.), Pratap Arekar (BJP activist, instigated Hundu mob to attack Muslims in Dharavi.), Gobardhan Chavan (same as above.), Praful Naik (BJP, rioting Byculla.), Vilas Phadke (BJP actiist, part of rioting mob in Mahim.), Dyaneshwar Thorat (Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), led Ram paduka procession in Pydhonie where inflammmatory speeches were made.), Praful Desai (VHP, made inflammatory speech in Pydhonie.)...
Parties, organisations
Shiv Sena, the BJP, RSS, VHP, Bajrang Dal, the Congress...
Newspapers
Saamna, Navakal, Navshakti...
Rioters indentified, but not arrested
Salim Rampuri, Agripada: Nasir Bakerywal, Santosh Nagaonkar. Bhoiwada: Santosh Pawar, Kishore Chavan, Buculla: Sadashiv Deshmukh, Rajesh Mhatre, Shekhar, Dharavi: Fajju, Parvesh, Salim, akram, Hanif, Mustaq, Pratap, Sunil Kore and Baban Nariel Wala (all SS), Dongri: Bipin Dudhwala, Bedi Cablewala, Kurla: Mukesh Salunkhe, Khopdi, L T Maarg: Anil, Bhupendra, Suryakant, Umesh, Raju Vinodbhai (all from Chira Bazar) Manoj Jain, Prakash, Nirmal Nagar: Raju Biscuitwalla, two sons of Nachnekar, Rajesh, Avadesh, Sevak, Sunil Shetty, Anil Shetty, Nagpada: Sada More, Kundan Kadam, Sudhir Bhosale (all addresses given in the written complaint), R A Kidwai Marg: vilas, Shiva, Sallan Nandekar, Ashok, Bandya, leeladhar Patil, papa Patil Ghasletwala Thakur, Chanwala Bhayya, Inash, Kalya Patel (SS, location given).
Extracts of J.SRI KRISHNA COMMISSION REPORT as appeared in the newspaper MID-DAY, Bombay on 29 December 1999.