Political Situation
18 Feb : CPM G.S. denies electoral understanding or alliance with IUML.
CPM and GNLF differ on inclusion of Nepali in Schedule 8.
JD M.P. Ram Jethmalani defends RSS and concept of Hindu Rashtra.
20 Mar Central Government denies possibility of caste in 1991.
28 Mar : JD leader V.P. Singh underlines new Social alignments and the demand for social justice and
equity.
3 Mar: JD addresses Muslim rally in Nagina, UP.
4 Mar: CPI(ML) and 6 other organisations hold National Convention against communalism.
9 Mar RSS calls for experts' panel on reservation.
10 Mar: RSS offers exclusive support to BJP.
12 Mar : P.M. Chandra Shekhar performs Johar Sthal puja in Chittargarh and addresses public meeting
organised by Johar Sansthan.
VHP vows to agitate against any government which opposes Ram Janambhoomi Mandir project.
13 Mar: Lok Sabha dissolved; elections to be held in May,91.
IUML decides against electoral alliance or adjustment with communal parties.
Advani confirms Ayodhya dispute as prominent poll issue; BJP to contest 450 seats.
RSS decides to support BJP.
Rajiv Gandhi alleges tie-up between JD(S) and BJP; rules out electoral adjustment or alliance with JD (S).
14 Mar : VHP announces support to BJP in election; confirms programme of mass rally on 4 April.
15 Mar : RSS foresees BJP forming govt. demands clear stand by all parties in Ayodhya.
VHP foresees end to minorityism with BJP's
victory Bharat Sadhu Samaj demands total ban on cow slaughter & aytonomy for temples, maths &
ashrams & restoration of centres of pilgrimage.
Babari Masjid
17 Feb : BMMCC holds National Convention on Babari Masjid with Swami Akshay Brahmachari in Chair; inaugurated by Swami Agnivesh and addressed by Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, B.N. Pandey, Ram Vilas Paswan, Subramanian Swamy, Choudhury Brahm Prakash, Syed Mir Qasim, R.K. Garg, apart from members; adopts Statement; calls for unity.
BMMCC reiterates demands for early judicial verdict and central legislation to protect 15.August,1947 status.
18 Feb : RSS leader Rajendra Singh admits differences in BJP on Ayodhya issue.
Irfan Habib, eminent historian replies VHP's claim on birthsite/existence of temple.
Ashok Singhal demands legislation to hand over all disputed sites to the Hindus.
20 Feb :VHP releases list of 59 allegedly killed in Ayodhya
on 30 Oct-2 November, 1990 against 15 accepted by
UP Government.
21 Feb :VHP rules out further negotiations witn AIBMAC.
22 Feb : Buta Singh reiterates Shilanyas site as undisputed
but accuses VHP of going back on its word.
23 Feb : VHP criticises reference of Ayodhya documents to ICHR for verification.
VHP accuses Chandra Shekhar government of appeasing Muslims and causes of violence if mass
mobilisation obstructed; criticises Press Council for strictness against Hindi press and Government of UP for terms of reference of inquiry in UP
disturbances.
24 Feb :VHP rejects Rajiv Gandhi formula as legally 'unfeasible'.
25 Feb :VHP criticises President for ascribing communal situation to Ram Janambhoomi Movement.
27 Feb : Shankaracharya Swaroopananda threatens pad- yatra to Ayodhya if the disputed site not handed
over in 3 months.
3 Mar : BJP M.P. Uma Bharati denies plan to demolish Masjid.
5 Mar :UP C.M. M.S. Yadav reiterates resolves not to permit demolition of Masjid without agreement or
judicial verdict.
9-10 Mar :AIBMAC's A.I. Conference held in Lucknow, pre-sided over by S.S. Owaisi and addressed by UP
C.M. boycotted by Abdullah Bukhari; appeals for resistance by secular forces.
10 Mar: Prof. R.S. Sharma and Prof, Suraj Bhan demand access to excavation records, and deny existence of
temple on Babari Masjid site.
12 Mar : BMMCC calls upon BJP to restore the Babari Masjid to Muslims, if it claims to respect Muslim
sentiments and does not favour demolition.
13 Mar :Bharat Sadhu Samaj Convention asks Muslims to hand oyer Masjids in Ayodhya, Varanasi and
Mar : Mathura demands ordinance.
VHP. claims decicive rol for Ayodhya dispute.
Kashmir Situation
General :
Clases between the militant groups and the security forces continued during the month, though in a relatively low key. No specific instances of atrocities came to light during the period.
18 Feb : Governor G. Saxena claims insurgency to be on the wane and losing popular sympathy but no political progress.
19 Feb: Jamaat-e-Islami, J & K, agrees to negotiations, subject to conditions.
20 Feb: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen rejects talks.
23 Feb: Abortive rocket attack on UNMOG office in Srinagar. Mass rape reported from Kupwara.
25 Feb: J&LF rejects talks. Army called out in Srinagar.
27 Feb:Mrs. Naheed Imtiaz, mother of 4 year old son and pregnant, daughter of Prof. Saifuddin Soz, MP, kidnapped by JKSLF in Srinagar. Lok Sabha approves extension of President's rule for 6 months.
28 Feb: AIMMM, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and Insaf Party appeal for release.
2 Mar JKLF appeals to JKSLF to extend deadline; Jamaat-e-Islami and Dukhtaran-e-Millat appeal for release.
2-3 Mar: Seminar on Kashmir Problem in New Delhi organised by Coordination Committee on Kashmir; A.G. Noorani, V.M. Tarkunde, Balraj Puri, Rajinder Sachar, S. Shahabuddin participate. Seminar adopts Statement.
3 Mar: Farooq Abdullah condemns kidnapping and accuses State Government of failure to protect nationalist forces.
6 Mar: Army moves into Sopore; curfew imposed.
8 Mar: Naheed Imtiaz released in exchange for one hard-core militant and 4 others.
9 Mar: RSS demands abrogation of Article 370.
10 Mar: Army called into Baramulla.
11 Mar: Army called out in parts of Srinagar.
14 Mar: Demonstration in Srinagar; clashes with security forces. Mass rape in Kupwara denied by authorities.
15 Mar: Army moves into Sopore.
Communal and State Violence
19 Feb: Police and municipal authorities attack Muslim locality in Indore under curfew, bulldozed and loot of houses and shops and assault and detain scores of persons including women and children.
2 Mar: Communal violence in Swai Madhopur; 1 killed, over 50 injured.
3 Mar: Communal violence in Jargaon village, Buland Shahr; 2 killed.
5 Mar: Minister of Home Affairs admits 700 killed in communal violence during 1990, with Hyderabad (130) and Aligarh (112). (The figure is roughly 1/3 of the actual- Editor) IB documents 71 in December 90 riots in Khurja against 6 admitted by State Government.
6 Mar: Madras High Court orders release of Palani Baba detained under NSA.
6-10 Mar: Communal clash in Jamshedpur; 7 killed; injured.
12 Mar: Communal clash in Bhilwara, Gujarat; 2 killed. Communal violence in Nadia; 7 killed. M.P. C.M. Patwa denies atrocities in Indore on 19 February.
Foreign Reaction
20 Feb: 29 US Congressmen introduce anti-India bill on question of human rights.
22 Feb: US Congressmen Burton introduces resolution for plebiscite in J & K.
Miscellaneous
18 Feb: Bombay Police bans entry of Maulana S.M. Hashmi of Kachhachha.
21 Feb: VHP demonstrates against service of beef in hotels.
22 Feb: 33rd death anniversary of Abul Kalam Azad officially observed in Delhi. Government accords approval to teleprinter service in Urdu by UNI.
23 Feb: President stresses importance of Sanskrit as fountain head of Indian culture.
24 Feb: Noted Urdu Poet Hasan Nayeem, 62, passes away in Bombay.
28 Feb: West Bengal Cong (I) leader Abdus Sattar, 67, passes away in Calcutta.
10 Mar: 37th Shankarshad Mushaira in Delhi.
11 Mar: Ram Swaroop's 'Understanding Islam through Hadis' banned by Delhi Administration. 14th death anniversary of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed officially observed. Seminar on Communalism in Newspapers held in New Delhi.
14 Mar: Shahabuddin asks P.M. to open Protected Mosques for Taravih and Friday prayers during Ramazan.
15 Mar : Exhibition on 'Saga of Shahjahanabad' inaugurated in Delhi.
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