Malegaon: Just two-days after four bombs blasts ripped Malegaon, life returned to normalcy in the communally sensitive town.
Forty-seven-year-old Ejaz Ahmed who runs a provision store right next to the Shiv Sena office in the Hindu dominated part of Malegaon says, he is not as worried as he was in 2001 when Malegaon was badly shaken by communal violence.
"I thought I wouldn't ever open my store again. But the situation has improved. The blasts cannot deter us from carrying on our work," says Ejaz.
His customer Swapnil Chhajed is a Hindu who also hopes that Malegaon learns from this tragedy. "The communities have understood that peace benefits everyone," he says.
In Malogaon, cloth weaving is a major occupation. The weavers were seen turning looms undeterred by Friday’s blasts. "Yesterday the looms were closed but today we have started them again," says weaver Mohammed Ismail.
The common people have understood that they are the ultimate sufferers in situations of communal strife. It is evident from the fact that just two-days after the blasts, Malegaon is back in business.
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