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    Railway coach burnt to recreate Godhra incident for Modi's biopic

    Railway coach burnt to recreate Godhra incident for Modi's biopic

    By Shalini Ojha
    Mar 04, 2019
    04:54 pm

    What's the story

    On Sunday morning, a railway coach was set on fire in Vadodara to recreate 2002's Godhra train burning incident for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic, reports IE.

    The burning bogie traveled between Pratap Nagar and Dabhoi railway line as curious locals watched. The Western Railways and Fire Department had reportedly given permission for the recreation.

    The movie will be released before the 2019 elections.

    Tragedy

    Looking back: Godhra incident sparked 2002 Gujarat riots

    On February 27, 2002, S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express caught fire at Godhra station killing 59 people. Most of the deceased were Vishwa Hindu Parishad members and kar sevaks returning from Ayodhya.

    The incident sparked communal riots in Gujarat causing widespread loss of life, destruction of property and homelessness.

    Notably, PM Modi was Chief Minister when violence gripped the state.

    Makers

    Scene meant to show challenges CM Modi faced

    While Godhra and following communal riots define horror for many, it seems makers of PM Modi's biopic assumed alighting a bogie would make the movie more "convincing".

    Jayraj Gadhvi, who is supervising the shooting in Gujarat, said, "This particular scene speaks of the challenges he (Modi) faced."

    "The scenes from inside the train will be shot at a film set in Mumbai," he added.

    Permission

    Gadhvi wrote to fire department seeking tender, staff

    It was Gadhvi who wrote a letter to Chief Fire Officer of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation.

    He sought a fire tender, staff members and wrote the company, Benchmark Production, will pay the fees.

    "On March 3, we are shooting a biopic documentary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the old railway station of Pratap Nagar-Dabhoi railway line next to Zenith school," the letter read.

    Railways

    Railway official says makers didn't mention "Godhra" in script

    When asked why permission was given to torch a bogie, Western Railway CPRO Ravindra Bhakar said the makers didn't mention "Godhra" in the script.

    He claimed the makers wanted to recreate scenes of PM Modi selling tea at railway stations.

    "We go through the script and as a policy, do not permit anything that harms the image of Railways and the country," he added.

    Quote

    Bhaskar says people can't damage railway property

    "If they have set fire to rolling stock or damaged railway property, then we can claim their deposit, claim insurance etc. We make them sign indemnity bond as well," Bhaskar added.

    Reactions

    Meanwhile, BJP leader says didn't know about shooting

    About the shooting, Western Railway PRO Khemraj Meena said rail traffic wasn't affected. An unused mock-drill bogie was provided.

    Vadodara BJP leader Ranjan Bhatt said he wasn't aware that a documentary was being shot. "We have no information that such a documentary has been commissioned by the party leaders," he said.

    Meanwhile, Divisional Railway Manager of Vadodara Devendra Kumar promised incident will be investigated to ascertain if rules were broken.

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