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During the Emergency, Indira Gandhi's government, prompted by her son [[Sanjay Gandhi|Sanjay]], launched the demolition drive to cleanse [[Delhi]] of slums and | {{Infobox civil conflict|place=[[Turkman Gate]], [[Old Delhi]]|side2='''Civilians'''|leadfigures1=[[Sanjay Gandhi]]|methods=[[Rioting]], [[protests]] and [[Demonstration (political)|demonstrations]]|causes=[[Political repression]] and [[police brutality]]|side1b=[[Delhi Police]]|side1a=[[File:Emblem of India.svg|15px]] [[Government of India]]|side2a=Residing people|side1='''Authority'''|title=Turkman Gate incident|goals=Demolition of [[Turkman Gate]].|date={{start date and age|31 May 1976}}|caption=An image of [[Turkman Gate]].|image=File:Turkman_gate_view.JPG|partof=[[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency of 1975–1977]]|fatalities={{ubl|10 deaths (Official)|9 deaths (Police source)}}}} | ||
The '''Turkman gate demolition and firing''' was an infamous case of public rioting and [[police brutality|police retaliation]] during [[the Emergency (India)|the Emergency]] when the police shot and killed people protesting and rioting against demolitions of their houses built on encroachment ordered by [[Indira Gandhi]]'s government in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/may-31-1978-forty-years-ago-turkman-gate-report/|title=May 31, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Turkman Gate Report|date=31 May 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|accessdate=18 October 2018 }}</ref> An official account of the number of people killed at Turkman gate is not available and media was not allowed to cover the riot and massacre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/comparing-modi-regime-indiras-emergency-nonsense-dilutes-talukdar|title=Comparing Modi regime with Indira's Emergency is nonsense; it dilutes the horrors of Indian democracy's darkest chapter|last1=Talukdar|first1=Sreemoy|date=27 June 2018|accessdate=5 July 2018|publisher=website|agency=Linked in}}</ref> One local guide claimed that nine of his friends were killed by police.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raza |first1=Danish |title=Tragedy at Turkman Gate: Witnesses recount horror of Emergency |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tragedy-at-turkman-gate-witnesses-recount-horror-of-emergency/story-UD6kxHbROYSBMlDbjQLYpJ.html |accessdate=5 July 2018 |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=29 June 2015}}</ref> More than 10 bulldozers razed down unauthorised houses and police resorted to firing on people who protested against the [[Slum clearance in India|slum clearance]].<ref name="wire">{{cite news |last1=John Dayal |first1=Ajay Bose |title=The Khooni Kissa of Turkman Gate |url=https://thewire.in/culture/the-khooni-kissa-of-turkman-gate |accessdate=5 July 2018 |agency=The wire |publisher=The wire newspaper |date=26 June 2015}}</ref> built on public land. | |||
== Background == | |||
During the Emergency, Indira Gandhi's government, prompted by her son [[Sanjay Gandhi|Sanjay]], launched the demolition drive to cleanse [[Delhi]] of slums and residents leaving on encroachment to leave Delhi and move to distant settlements. The residents of [[Turkman Gate]], refused to move as they stayed there from Mughal period (this was a internal part of walled city) and would have to commute every day paying heavy bus fares to reach the city to earn their living. They resisted the bulldozing of their houses. On 18 April 1976, the police opened fire on rioters killing several of them. The government, who had earlier imposed censorship, ordered the newspapers not to report the massacre. The Indian public came to know about killings through foreign media like BBC. It was later reported that protesting people were run over by bulldozers, resulting in several deaths.<ref name="wire" /> | |||
==Total deaths== | ==Total deaths== | ||
Shah Commission report recorded statements of police officers and one office admitted that at least 20 civilians died due to firing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Justice |title=Shah Commission Report |url=https://archive.org/stream/ShahCommissionOfInquiryInterimReportII/Shah%20Commission%20of%20Inquiry-Interim%20Report-II#page/n133/mode/2up/search/turkman |website=archive.org |accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref> | Shah Commission report recorded statements of police officers and one office admitted that at least 20 civilians died due to firing.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shah |first1=Justice |title=Shah Commission Report |url=https://archive.org/stream/ShahCommissionOfInquiryInterimReportII/Shah%20Commission%20of%20Inquiry-Interim%20Report-II#page/n133/mode/2up/search/turkman |website=archive.org |accessdate=5 July 2018}}</ref>but the total number of deaths were inconclusive. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Citations === | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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=== Sources === | |||
* {{Cite book|last=India|url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/slum-clearance-demolitions-etc-and-firing-in-turkman-gate-during-the-emergency-june-25-1975-march-21-1977-report-of-fact-finding-committee/oclc/6144260?referer=one_hit|title=Slum clearance, demolitions, etc. and firing in Turkman Gate during the emergency, June 25, 1975-March 21, 1977: report of Fact Finding Committee.|last2=Fact Finding Committee: Slum Clearance|first2=Demolitions, etc. and Firing in Turkman Gate during the Emergency|date=1977|publisher=Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs|location=New Delhi|oclc=6144260}} | |||
* {{Cite journal|last=Wright|first=Theodore P.|date=1977|title=Muslims and the 1977 Indian Elections: A Watershed?|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2643422|journal=Asian Survey|volume=17|issue=12|pages=1207–1220|doi=10.2307/2643422|issn=0004-4687}} | |||
* {{Cite web|last=Engineer|first=Asghar Ali|date=2007-08-13|title=The minority votes|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-the-minority-votes-1115376|access-date=2021-10-11|website=DNA India|language=en}} | |||
* {{Cite web|title=Rediff On The NeT: Pritish Nandy on Asha Parekh|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/aug/18nandy.htm|access-date=2021-10-11|website=www.rediff.com}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{Portal|India}} | |||
* [http://www.ielrc.org/content/a0606.pdf] | * [http://www.ielrc.org/content/a0606.pdf] | ||
{{Indian Emergency}} | {{Indian Emergency}} | ||
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[[Category:The Emergency (India)]] | [[Category:The Emergency (India)]] | ||