[Hindu Vigil] Hindu Temple Attacked in Rampurhat, West Bengal ( )

Another episode in the pseudo secular activities in india supported by the
anti national communist forces. In places where muslims and hindus co-exist,
communists use to harass the neutral hindus because they clearly know that
no one will come for the hindus help. Like pinarayi vijayan in kerala, who only oppose
sangh parivar and support Madani type militants in kerala, I really feel the below incident
also might have supported by the bengal communists. Main aim is to destabilize the
nation. One with Chinese support and other backed by Arabian cult...

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Dear ,
You are requested to send e-mails / postal letters to protest the apathy of West Bengal government to the plight of Hindus who were attacked, their women folk molested and a Hindu temple was attacked by a Muslim mob, Rampurhat, West Bengal, India. All relevant documentation is included in the attached document. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at hindu.vigil@vhs-net.com or leave me a voice mail at 206-426-5363.

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

(Amit Singh)

Hindu Vigil

E-Mail: hindu.vigil@vhs-net.com

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HINDU VIGIL Hindu Temple Attacked by Islamic Mob in Rampurhat West Bengal, India



RECORDED INCIDENT On the evening of February 24, 2009, the day after the Hindu festival Shivaratri, there was a cultural program in the residential temple of Shyamal Das of Kamarpatti. At that time, 6-7 Muslim youths started sexually harassing young Hindu girls attending the function. The festival committee youths attempted to stop the harassment of the minor girls, and the Muslims left the location. In just 30 minutes, 40-50 Muslims from a nearby locality appeared on the scene. The festival organizers sensing an attack quickly locked the temple gates. The attackers broke all the Hindu murthis/icons outside and destroyed the Hindu worship altar. They could not break the icons in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, due to the heavy doors. The victimized Hindu devotees became upset and started protesting. The Hindus from the neigboring areas rushed in to the spot.At that time, the police reached the location, and announced via loudspeaker that Section 144 of the Indian Penal Code had been enacted from that very moment. Ironically, The Hindus were roughened up and removed from the spot. The next day, the local Hindus took out a rally under the leadership of Subhashish Chowdhury, protesting that the local Congress party leader, syed Shiraz, aka Jimmi is facilitating the Islamist elements. ________________________________________________________________________ CASE ASSESSMENT Such incidents have been taking place in different parts of India particularly in the Muslim dominated areas. While incidents against minorities are mostly cooked up and disproportionately highlighted in the media, violence against Hindus goes unnoticed and unpunished. It is shocking to learn that law enforcing agencies avoid taking legal measures to curb such elements owing to the environment created by the votaries of vote bank politics. ________________________________________________________________________ SOURCE OF INFORMATION Posted by Hindu Samhati's International Communications TeamHindu Samhati Email Address: hindusamhati@gmail.com Website: www.hindusamhati.org , http://hindusamhati.blogspot.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDED ACTIONS Write a letter to the highest authorities in central and state governments bringing the issues to their notice and demanding immediate action: 1. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh PatilPresident of IndiaRashtrapati BhavanNew Delhi, INDIAEmail: presidentofindia@rb.nic.in 2. Dr. Manmohan SinghPrime Minister of India24 Race Course New Delhi, INDIAPull the URL: http://pmindia.nic.in/ Click on the "feedback" and then register your protest under "Grievance" section as per the given guidelines 3. Shri Gopalkrishna GandhiGovernor of West BengalRaj BhavanKolkata 700 062 Phone: 033-2200 1641 Fax: 033 - 2200 2444 / 2200 1649 Email:governor-wb@nic.in 4. Shri Buddhadev Bhattacharya, Chief Minister, West BengalWriters' Building Kokata, INDIAEmail: cm@wb.gov.in Phone: (O) 22215555, 22145588 Fax: 22215480 5. National Human Rights CommissionFaridkot House, Copernicus MargNew Delhi, INDIAPIN 110001 Tel.No. 23384012 Fax No. 23384863 E-Mail: covdnhrc@nic.in, ionhrc@nic.in 6. West Bengal Human Rights Commission,Bhabani Bhavan, Alipore, kolkata-27Std: 033 fax: 24799633 Phone no. 24797727/1629E-mail: wbhrc@cal3.vsnl.net.inPull URL: http://wbhrc.nic.in/ and click on "complaint" and follow the guidelines 7. Send a copy of your letter to the UNHRC bringing raising the issue at international forum: Postal address: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland 8. You may send register your protest at the following number:Telephone: +41 22 917 9000Also E-mail your queries in this regards to: InfoDesk@ohchr.org ________________________________________________________________________ SAMPLE LETTER(Please do NOT use the sample letter verbatim) Honourable ________________, It has come to my knowledge that on the evening of February 24th, the day after the Hindu festival Shivaratri, a cultural program in the residential temple of Shyamal Das of Kamarpatti was attacked by a Muslim mob. The attackers broke all the Hindu murthis/icons outside and destroyed the Hindu worship altar. The local administration has so far not acted appropriately in the matter and the culprits are not booked accordingly. I request you to kindly examine the matter by taking personal interest so that immediate action is taken in the matter. Kindly inform me of the actions taken in this regard and the step you propose to take so that such incidents are not repeated in future. I can be reached via e-mail at _______________and/or via phone at _____________. Thanking you.Sincerely yours, ________________________________________________________________________ Contact Information Amit SinghHindu VigilEmail: hindu.vigil@vhs-net.comVoicemail: 1-206-426-5363 ________________________________________________________________________ APPENDIX I. ORIGINAL SOURCE (Sourced on 22nd April 2009) ________________________________________________________________________ Appendix II. Guidelines for Writing Protest Letters The following are guidelines for writing letters of protest. Please note that these should not be considered as requirements. This is meant as an instrument of learning and effective capability building. The Protest Letter Checklist ___ [REQUIRED] The protest letters should be either neatly hand-written or type-written or computer-printed (black and white), signed (in blue ink), and mailed via regular postal service. ___ [OPTIONAL] Send the text of the same letter in e-mail to the recipient ___ [OPTIONAL] Send a copy of the letter to the local media (via postal or e-mail) ___ [OPTIONAL] If you run a personal blog (e.g. on blogspot.com), post the letter there. ___ [OPTIONAL] If you have myspace.com / facebook.com / twitter.com / orkut.com profiles, post the letter there. ___ [RECORD-KEEPING] Send the text of your protest letter to Hindu Vigil (via e-mail): hindu.vigil@vhs-net.com { hindu DOT vigil AT vhs DASH net DOT com } ; your letters will be archived. Framework for Writing Protest Letters Do protest letters work? Yes they do. Governments, institutions and politicians pay careful attention to letters, because they are seen as markers of public opinion. Statisticians and pollsters quite often use a mathematical formula of 1 protestor to 10 letters of protest (can be substituted by phone calls) to 10,000 concerned citizens. Meaning 10 letters of protest can substitute for 1 protestor protesting (being physically present), representing at least 10,000 persons who feel strongly about the issue at hand. Thus, your single letter of protest is statistically representing at least 10,000 Hindus. Is writing a protest letter too trivial? No. It is not. Whether you are working on minimum wages or a multi-millionaire dollar businessperson, or an awfully busy doctor or a lawyer, or homemaker trying to manage a chaotic household -- it does not take that long to write a protest letter. Hindu Vigil staff has already done your homework for you. All you have to do is to spend 10 minutes and write this letter, and make yourself heard. Format and Style Letters of protest need not be long or compare with professional writers. They should be crisp and clean. They must be genuine and the message should come from the heart. Just be yourself and do your best. You need not be an expert. Just speak your mind as a citizen on clean paper in neat print. For your letter to make an impact, all you have to do is express your sincere concern about something that troubles your conscience -- and end the letter with a strong request for action. Tell the recipient of your letter you know that many of your friends and neighbors feel likewise. Be brief. Be clear. Be done. Write to a person Letters are more likely to be read and answered if they are addressed to a name rather than to the government in general. Get the spelling of the name and the address right. Use titles It shouldn't matter, but it does. Most people happen to be vain. Use the appropriate salutation. Present and former prime ministers are addressed as "The Right Honorable." Premiers and cabinet ministers are "Honorable." Heads of States, such as presidents, are "Your Excellency." Kings, Queens and other monarchs are "Your Majesty." Judges are "Your Honor." Be polite Always be respectful. Maintain the high moral ground. Be brief A short letter is far more effective than a long one. Limit your message to 2-3 paeagraphs, or one that fits about 3/4th of a normal page. Get to the point. Be personal Use personal examples that support your case. Make references to your background, interests, training or occupation. Cite facts Briefly give the background facts. Enclose relevant URLs off the Internet or send scanned newspaper clippings. Be specific about your concern. Mention victims of persecution or abuse by name if possible. Separate facts from opinion. Write neatly Handwritten letters do make a bigger impact. Printed letters are second best. Don't generalize, be specific Write about one message at a time. Spend some brief quality time thinking about just what the kernel of your message ought to be. Request action This is extremely important. Underline what you want the person, the government or the institution to do. Always, always get the recipient of your letter to do something. Ask them when you can expect a change. State clearly you intend to follow up. Close properly Close your letter with polite words. Thank the person for the things you know he or she will do right. Be sure to include your mailing address. Categories of Protest Letters There are two categories of letters that are of interest to HV. a. A letter to an oppressive or unsympathetic government A government may cloak itself in democratic terms and yet be viciously destructive to the interests of the citizens. A letter to an oppressive government or an abusive government official should make it clear that many people are clearly unhappy. b. A letter to an institution Human rights institutions are set up around the world. Some do their work better than others. Human rights organizations are specifically biased against Hindus and Hindu Dharma (due to historical factors, and going into those is out of the scope of this document). Former communists and socialists have reinvented themselves as champions of human rights during the post-Soviet phase, and these are least expected to give an ear to human rights violations against Hindus. For the purposes of Hindu Vigil you may accept this at face value. HR organisations are concerned about the image they present. Their funding depends on their image. If its officials are seen as rubber stamping nefarious forces within oppressive governments, they cannot be effective and serve the people properly. They know that. So do you. You should appeal to HR institutions or organization in the name of principles they profess to uphold. Some Final Considerations If you do not receive a reply within a reasonable time, send a polite query. Although state officials fail to acknowledge most of the appeals that are written to them, don't be discouraged. Repeated messages get noticed, processed and filed. Every letter, whether acknowledged or not, makes an impact. It tells the offenders that Hindus are watching their actions and recording them. When you do receive a reply, acknowledge it immediately as a matter of courtesy.