As Sikh Genocide And The Sikh Massacre - 2062 Words

as Sikh Genocide â€Å"Never forget 1984† Many years has been passed but still when we read the Sikh genocide in 1984, our eyes filled with the tears. The 1984 Sikh riots also known as the Sikh Massacre or the genocide of Sikhs, started after the murder of Indira Gandhi, the Prime Minister of India by her own two Sikh bodyguards. The reason behind this was to take the revenge from Mrs. Gandhi as it was her decision to have an attack on the Golden Temple, one of the biggest holy place of the Sikh community. Her order was named as Operation Blue Star, motivated to take out terrorists who had blocked off themselves inside the temple. (Kundu 2017). As the result of this army attack many of the Sikh buildings of Amritsar were destroyed and some†¦show more content†¦People started gathering outside the hospital and chanting slogans like â€Å"KHOON KA BADLA KHOON SE† which means â€Å"BLOOD FOR BLOOD† and â€Å"SARDAR GADDAR HAI† or â€Å"SIKH ARE TRAITORS†. (Kaur 2006). Giani Jarnail Singh who was also a Sikh and president of India, when arrived at the scene, the people started throwing the stones at his representative. Before the Nanavati Commission, DP Gulati belongs to Hindu religion confirmed that the crowd outside the hospital was controlled by Arjun Das (Congress party councillor). From October 31, evidences and police records revealed that violence against Sikhs did not result into any deaths and was just normal violence that was only limited to the zone where the body of Indira Gandhi was kept. The Ruling Congress party organized a careful plan and put it into action with their local followers to kill the Sikhs of Delhi on the night of 31st October and early morning of 1st November. Congress leaders held assemblies with the purpose of rallying local supporters to start the massacre against the Sikhs. It is also revealed that massacre of Sikhs did not start the day of the murder of Prime Minister. Congress leaders cleverly assembled a network of planned gangs for rallies and those same people were responsible for the Sikh riots, according to Rajni Kothari. The attacks on Sikhs was pre-planned and the Congress party was to use state’s resources to simplify the massacre. Delhi Transportation corporation buses were used to takeShow MoreRelatedThe 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots in India1175 Words   |  5 PagesThe 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots in India The Anti-Sikh riots in the 1984 year of riots had been anything in particular. People are aggrieved when they hear of the incident and narrate stories of how runaway crime could have increased on Sikhs during the time. The main reason for the advent of the riots was the shooting down of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in morning of 31 October 1984. The riots had started off in the evening just after her morning death. 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