Nathuram Godse: The Hidden Untold Truth by Anup Sardesai

Author:Anup Sardesai [Sardesai, Anup]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Pegadas Criacao Private Limited
Published: 2017-02-16T18:30:00+00:00

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Chapter 32

On Sunday 18th January 1948, Nathuram and Narayan woke up early and went to the Hindu Mahasabha Bhuvan. In a few minutes, Vishnu too arrived there. They hired a ‘Tonga’ and went straight to the Birla House.

There, the guards at the entrance stopped them from entering the Birla House. They told them that the gates would open only at 4.30pm for Gandhi’s prayer meet.

Thus, they decided to walk along the service lanes on both sides of the premise and tried to get a general idea of the layout of the garden. By noon, they were back at the Bhuvan.

Meanwhile, at the Birla House, Gandhi began complaining of stomach pain. The doctors attending him said that his vital organs were slowing down. His voice had become feeble and his kidneys were failing.

The doctors further stated that if the fast carries on any further, there is a danger of long lasting and irreparable damage to his vital organs. This message was immediately conveyed to Prime Minister Nehru who finally decided that it was time to take stern action on the refugees.

Nehru immediately summoned the top police brass and ordered a crackdown on the refugees living in mosques inside the national capital.

By sunrise, teams of Delhi Police arrived at various mosques. Without any warning, they stormed into the mosques and began assaulting the helpless refugees with cane sticks. Women were dragged out of the mosques by pulling them by their hairs.

By afternoon, every single mosque was cleared of the refugees. This included the Khwaja Qutub-ud-din’s ‘Dargah’ (Mausoleum) in Mehrauli, where Gandhi was eager to take part in the ‘Urs’ (annual fair), even if it meant, subjecting the helpless refugees to extreme sufferings.

The refugees were then loaded by the police in trucks and transported to Gurgaon, on the outskirts of Delhi where they were dumped besides a railway track and left to fend for themselves in the extreme cold weather.

Nathuram, Narayan and Vishnu were in the Mahasabha Bhuvan when news of the police crackdown in Delhi came on the radio news bulletins.

Narayan heard the news and said “This is the height of insanity. Is there an iota of humanity left in these people?”

Nathuram said “What more can we expect from this man, who justifies the genocide of millions of innocent people?”

Vishnu said “Pandit, we need to execute our plan fast. Time is running out for these poor people”

Nathuram said “But, first we need no make arrangements for our companions who will be arriving today”

Nathuram walked into the chamber of the General Secretary of Hindu Mahasabha, Ashutosh Lahiri and requested him to give a room to Vishnu. Lahiri, who was well acquainted with Nathuram, agreed and allotted room no. 3 to Vishnu.

After taking possession of the room, Nathuram, Narayan and Vishnu left to have their lunch at a vegetarian restaurant nearby. After finishing their lunch they returned back to their room in the Mahasabha Bhuvan and rested for a while.

Meanwhile, the Peace Committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad arrived at the Birla House to meet Gandhi.

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