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There is not as much hatred as we imagine
Updated On: 10 November, 2019 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Abhishek Mande Bhot
Senior journalist Jyoti Punwani, who was in the thick of reporting during the '92-'93 riots, post the Babri Masjid demolition, and has tracked Mumbai's Muslim community since, feels 27 years is too long a time for this generation to hold deep grudges
The riots of December '92 and January '93 that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya were the worst the city had seen and changed the social fabric of Mumbai forever
To provide context to our younger readers, give us a sense of what happened during '92-'93 riots.
Riots broke out in Mumbai the same evening the Babri Masjid was demolished. They continued for a week in December and for 10 days in January. In December 1992, both Hindus and the Muslims rioted; in January 1993, the Sena was on the offensive. Police used excessive force and some of the firing was unprovoked. The Srikrishna Commission was set up to investigate the riots. Among other things, it recommended action against 31 policemen for communal conduct. None of these recommendations were implemented. About 900 people died; 575 Muslims, 275 Hindus. These were the worst riots that Mumbai had seen.
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