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WASHINGTON, MARCH 25. Indians and Indian Americans representing various faiths
gathered in San Fransisco over the week- end to condemn the
violence in Gujarat and demanded justice for all the victims
in that State.
The
rallyists, marching under the banner of Coalition Against
Communalism, presented a petition to the Consulate-General of
India that had as many as 4,300 signatures calling on the
National Human Rights Commission to ensure human rights and
justice in Gujarat,
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regard- less of religion or
ethnicity.
Rejecting both the charter and the constitution of the current
judicial inquiry, the rallyists called upon the NHRC to
conduct an independent and impartial judicial inquiry.
They
also demanded immediate Government assistance to victims;
condemnation of the violence, rather than an explanation, by
the State Government; the resignation of the Chief Minister;
non-application of POTO in Gujarat; and an immediate end to
all measures that curbed the freedom of the press and
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end to
acts of violence against the Press."
The
march was a reflection of India in all its diversity - with
representation from all its religions brought together
by the carnage in Gujarat. It was also a representation of an
often silent majority of Indians living in the San Fransisco
Bay area who were outraged by the events in Gujarat and belied
that their voice needed an pression and wanted to show the
people of their support these troubled times," a press
release said.
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