The All India Democratic Womenıs Association [AIDWA] strongly
condemns the terrorist attack in Swaminarayan Temple in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat in which more than thirty innocent people and children have
been killed and many others are severely injured. AIDWA expresses its
deep condolences to the family members of the victims of this outrage.
The AIDWA appeals to the people of Gujarat and particularly the women
of Gujarat to stand united against forces that seek to further the
deepen communal divide in Gujarat. Inhuman attacks such as these
that target innocent people and do not even spare children can have
no justification whatsoever.
The AIDWA demands that the Central Government and the State
Government of Gujarat take proper measures to ensure that peace and
harmony are maintained, particularly in view of the call for Bharat
bandh given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad that had been the signal for
widescale violence post Godhra.


Brinda Karat
General Secretary