1994 anti-Urdu riots explained

Anti-Urdu riots are series of clashes that erupted in and around Bangalore from 7 October 1994. Clashes took place at Jagajeevanram Nagar neighborhood in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

It also spread to many areas claiming 23 lives, injuries to more than 150 and losses of property worth more than 10 million US dollar.[1] [2] [3]

Background

The riots were believed to be a reaction against a ten-minute telecast of Urdu news on India's national television channel, Doordarshan at prime-time. Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal claimed was a political stunt by chief minister Veerappa Moily to gain political support among Muslims, which Moily denied and countered to by claiming they had attempted to communalize the broadcast.[4] [5] [6] [7] The riots stopped following decision to discontinue the news bulletin.[8]

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References

  1. Web site: urdu news broadcast triggers 3day riot in which 23 die in bangalore . 2023-12-17 . ucanews.com . en.
  2. Web site: Dahlburg . John-Thor . 1994-10-09 . War of Words Turns Fatal in India : Violence: Dispute over Urdu language being used on a 10-minute TV broadcast leads to riots, 17 deaths. . 2024-12-04 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Swamy . Rohini . 2020-08-13 . Bengaluru has seen 8 major riots since 1986 — including two over Prophet Muhammad . 2024-12-04 . ThePrint . en-US.
  4. News: URDU NEWS BROADCAST TRIGGERS 3-DAY RIOT IN WHICH 23 DIE IN BANGALORE . . 11 October 1994.
  5. News: War of Words Turns Fatal in India : Violence: Dispute over Urdu language being used on a 10-minute TV broadcast leads to riots, 17 deaths. . . 9 October 1994.
  6. News: Urdu news bulletin on Bangalore Doordarshan sparks off riots . . Saritha. Rai. 31 October 1994. 20 November 2022.
  7. Engineer . Asghar Ali . 1994 . Bangalore Violence: Linguistic or Communal? . Economic and Political Weekly . 29 . 44 . 2854–2858 . 4401963 . 0012-9976.
  8. Web site: Urdu news bulletin on Bangalore Doordarshan sparks off riots . 2023-12-17 . India Today . en.

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