Soon, a museum in the memory of riot victims in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD, Feb 19 (Agencies): Gujarat's Gulbarg Society, a building located in the heart of Ahmedbad's Meghaninagar area is today infamously known for the brutal atrocities it suffered during the post-Godhra riots about six years ago.

At least 68 residents of Gulbarg Society had lost their lives in the day-long violence.

Perhaps disappointed with the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi's recent win in the State Assembly elections, the survivors of the Gulbarg Society have offered it to be converted into a museum.

The building, at present, stands like the relic of a ghost structure.

Encouraged by the support of Citizens of Justice and Peace, a voluntary forum founded by social activist and lawyer Teesta Setalvad, the survivors have decided to convert the premises of the badly-hit Gulbarg Society into a Museum of Resistance.

All the survivors will be involved in this venture and will observe February 28 every year with prayers and remembrance at this Gulbarg Museum of Resistance.

"It is after six years that a decision has been taken regarding the conversion of this building into a museum to provide resistance to the victims of the riots," said Teesta Setalvad.

"It's a novel idea.

The survivors will get strength.

They don't want to leave their memories behind.

Everyone here has affection for this place.

It's an important reminder to the State government who is pretending as if nothing happened like 2002 Godhra riots.

The government cannot expect the victims to what happened to their lives in past, and therefore, this memorial of resistance," Setalvad added.

On the initial manning stage, this "Museum of Resistance" will map the varied instances of communal violence and victimization of public over the decades.

It will include issues related with Sikh survivors of 1984 riots, victims of Meerut or Bhagalpur violence, besides many others, irrespective of any community.

Films, documents, art and literature on the subject will soon be available on the museum's website.

It will take around one year for the musuem to be built.

"Neither has any case been solved nor any justice done.

After six or seven years, a decision has been taken regarding the conversion of the burnt building into a museum," said Yusuf, a survivor resident of Gulbarg Society.

Maoists claim to serve people, denounce democracy CHATTISGARH,Feb 19 (Agencies): rom an undisclosed location in Chattisgarh: The Nayagarh attack in Orissa has shown that the Naxals can take on the might of the Indian State.

Now, deep in the Naxal strongholds in the forests of Chattisgarh, Comrade Sonu, who is the Number 2 leader in the Communist Party of India (Maoist) Politburo has told CNN-IBN's Hemendra Sharma that they will never accept democracy.

Ninety-eight years ago, on February 10, the tribals of Chhattisgarh had risen against the British rule.

However, the Naxals have usurped history and use what they call Bhoomkal Divas to inspire their cadres and local supporters against the Indian state.

"In 1910, our people fought against the British.

We have gathered here to carry forward that struggle," said a local tribal, Ram Sevak.

Unlike their ideological cousins in Nepal and Bihar, there is no way the Maoists of Chhattisgarh will exchange the bullet for the ballot.

Speaking exclusively to CNN-IBN, Comrade Sonu gave a resounding NO to democracy.

On being asked if there is any demand within the party to become a part of democracy, as was the case with the CPI (ML) of Bihar, Sonu said there wasn't.

"This is not democracy.

Parliamentary form of governance, we do not accept as democracy," he stated.

"We are with the people.

We will die for the people, we will work for the peopleƒ_Ý we are the servants of the people!" he said.

Now that the Maoists have taken over the forest area, every year they reiterate their resolve to seek liberation from the oppressor, which according to them is the state.

Show cause notice: Manyata given time till March 7 LUCKHNOW, Feb 19 (Agencies): South Goa district administration on Tuesday granted time till March seven to actor Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata, to explain as to why her residence certificate in connection with her court marriage should not be cancelled.

Manyata, who was asked to remain present in person in the court of 'Mamlatdar' (district administration officer), was represented by an advocate.

Mamlatdar Paresh Faldesai has granted time till March 7 to the 32-year-old to reply to the show cause notice, served in the residence certificate issue, officials said.

The authorities had kept Sanjay Dutt and Manyata's marriage on hold after the residence certificate submitted by her to Sub Registrar (Salcette) was suspended by them.

The couple had submitted their declaration of marriage on February seven awaiting final signature which needs to be done within 90 days.

Advocate Manoj Desai, representing Manyata, on Tuesday also sought clarification from the Mamlatdar on the basis on which he had claimed that Manyata was not staying at the given address.

Manyata had stated that she has been staying at Aquem, a sub urban locality adjacent to South Goa's Margao town.

The show cause notice, however said that she had wrongly mentioned her address.

With Tuesday's development, the couple's marriage continues to be on hold.

Husband crushed by Blueline, wife commits suicide NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Agencies): The Blueline menace continues unabated on the roads on Delhi.

On Sunday, a 30-year-old man Aqueed Ali was killed when he came under the wheels of a Bluelien bus.

His wife, unable to bear the trauma, committed suicide on Monday leaving behind their three-month-old baby.

Aqueed had come to New Delhi along with his wife Daliya Bibi and their child on Sunday and they were about to board a bus near Nizamuddin when he was crushed under the wheels of a Blueline bus, plying between Okhla and Old Delhi railway station.

He was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) but was declared brought dead.

The next day, Dalia locked herself into the restroom of the AIIMS Trauma Center and hanged herself with her shawl.

A post mortem will be conducted on Tuesday and the body will be handed over to the relatives.

Their child has been handed over to a relative but the investigating police officers say the baby is with an NGO.