Now, some companies may have put the lower-middle class dominated Trilokpuri in “negative list”, he claims, but this is not the only casualty. Ahead of February 7 polls in which the AAP and BJP are locked in intense electoral contest, the communal polarisation is virtually complete and set to impact the voting behaviour, while the Congress is working hard to gain its lost ground.
“I am a post-graduate and recently I had gone for a job interview. I mentioned Trilokpuri in my resume and I got a negative response. My parents also had gone through a similar experience after the 1984 riots. Now, it seems it’s my turn,” Dhawan said.
The October-communal violence in Trilokpuri during Diwali gave a huge blow to the social quotient between two communities along with attacks on churches in Dilshad Garden, Jasola, Rohini and Vikaspuri that has not only left deep impact but is also set to polarise the voters on communal lines.
Most of these localities are dominated by Dalits, Muslims and other lower class communities who struggle with basic amenities like absence of school, hospitals or water supply on a daily basis. An average voter says that development should have been the issue for the February 7 polls.
It’s for sure that the upcoming Delhi assembly election will be held under the shadow of recent communal violence in Trilokpuri. The political parties are leaving no stone unturned to exploit the situation in their favour and admit that the voters are polarised, to a great extent.
After the Trilokpuri incident, a series of incidents of vandalism of the churches took place at Dilshad Garden, Jasola, Rohini and Vikaspuri respectively. Meanwhile, the people who are at the receiving end says that this was the strategy of some political parties ahead of the assembly elections and communal incidents at Trilokpuri to Bawana to Okhla were a part of politicisation of the destruction of social capital among the communities for getting political mileage in the Delhi state assembly polls.
Violence had re-visited Trilokpuri in October exactly after 30 years. The area had witnessed worst communal riots in which hundreds of Sikhs were butchered after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in October 31, 1984.
The voters in Trilokpuri, who prefer development to communal politics, say the riots have had a bitter impact on their lives. Local residents of Trilokpuri and the surrounding areas including Kalyan Puri, Khichri Pur have been trying hard to evolve from the shadow of 1984 riots but the recent communal clash has again given a blow to the area.
“Hindus, Muslim and Sikhs have lived together in Trilokpuri and celebrated all their festivals together. Our children played in each other’s homes. First 1984 riots changed the social structure in the area and now the recent clashes have made it worse,” said 75-year-old Sohan Lal, a local resident who had also witnessed the 1984 riot.
Trilokpuri is a resettlement colony and is surrounded by middle-class localities like Mayur Vihar and Vasundhara Enclave, which supplies them with domestic helps, cooks and security guards among others.
Meanwhile, the AAP is all set to make its presence felt among the minorities, specially the Muslims, after their success in the last Delhi assembly elections. The Muslim community considers Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP as the only hope for their community, who believe that the newbie party will not be involved in communal politics.
The BJP, on the other hand, has also stepped up campaign in the Muslim-dominated areas and is “cautioning” the community against the AAP.
“I am a post-graduate and recently I had gone for a job interview. I mentioned Trilokpuri in my resume and I got a negative response. My parents also had gone through a similar experience after the 1984 riots. Now, it seems it’s my turn,” Dhawan said.
The October-communal violence in Trilokpuri during Diwali gave a huge blow to the social quotient between two communities along with attacks on churches in Dilshad Garden, Jasola, Rohini and Vikaspuri that has not only left deep impact but is also set to polarise the voters on communal lines.
Most of these localities are dominated by Dalits, Muslims and other lower class communities who struggle with basic amenities like absence of school, hospitals or water supply on a daily basis. An average voter says that development should have been the issue for the February 7 polls.
It’s for sure that the upcoming Delhi assembly election will be held under the shadow of recent communal violence in Trilokpuri. The political parties are leaving no stone unturned to exploit the situation in their favour and admit that the voters are polarised, to a great extent.
After the Trilokpuri incident, a series of incidents of vandalism of the churches took place at Dilshad Garden, Jasola, Rohini and Vikaspuri respectively. Meanwhile, the people who are at the receiving end says that this was the strategy of some political parties ahead of the assembly elections and communal incidents at Trilokpuri to Bawana to Okhla were a part of politicisation of the destruction of social capital among the communities for getting political mileage in the Delhi state assembly polls.
Violence had re-visited Trilokpuri in October exactly after 30 years. The area had witnessed worst communal riots in which hundreds of Sikhs were butchered after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in October 31, 1984.
The voters in Trilokpuri, who prefer development to communal politics, say the riots have had a bitter impact on their lives. Local residents of Trilokpuri and the surrounding areas including Kalyan Puri, Khichri Pur have been trying hard to evolve from the shadow of 1984 riots but the recent communal clash has again given a blow to the area.
“Hindus, Muslim and Sikhs have lived together in Trilokpuri and celebrated all their festivals together. Our children played in each other’s homes. First 1984 riots changed the social structure in the area and now the recent clashes have made it worse,” said 75-year-old Sohan Lal, a local resident who had also witnessed the 1984 riot.
Trilokpuri is a resettlement colony and is surrounded by middle-class localities like Mayur Vihar and Vasundhara Enclave, which supplies them with domestic helps, cooks and security guards among others.
Meanwhile, the AAP is all set to make its presence felt among the minorities, specially the Muslims, after their success in the last Delhi assembly elections. The Muslim community considers Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP as the only hope for their community, who believe that the newbie party will not be involved in communal politics.
The BJP, on the other hand, has also stepped up campaign in the Muslim-dominated areas and is “cautioning” the community against the AAP.