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Sikhs Protest Rahul Gandhi’s Home Over Sajjan Kumar Remarks
Sikh leaders and families protested outside Rahul Gandhi’s home in Delhi.
They were upset about alleged comments by Congress leaders about Sajjan Kumar.
The comments reportedly called him a “hero” or “role model.”
Sajjan Kumar was a former Congress leader.
He had been convicted in a case connected to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
He died on Thursday.
Protesters said the alleged comments hurt Sikh families and reopened painful memories.
They asked Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders to explain themselves and apologize.
Sikh leaders and families affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots protested outside Rahul Gandhi’s Delhi residence on Saturday.
The protesters demanded an apology over alleged Congress remarks describing Sajjan Kumar as a “hero” or “role model”.
Sajjan Kumar, a former Congress leader, died on Thursday after being convicted in a case related to the 1984 violence.
The protest was led by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Harmeet Singh Kalka and general secretary Jagdeep Singh Kahlon.
Police installed heavy barricading around Gandhi’s residence as protesters gathered on Saturday afternoon.
- Who
- Sikh leaders and families affected by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, led by Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee officials, protested against Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders.
- What
- They demanded clarification and an apology over alleged remarks describing Sajjan Kumar as a “hero” and “role model”.
- Where
- Outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence at 5, Sunehri Bagh Road in Delhi.
- When
- The protest took place on Saturday, after Sajjan Kumar’s death on Thursday.
- Why
- The protesters said the alleged remarks hurt the Sikh community and reopened the wounds of families affected by the 1984 violence.
Key facts
- Protest leaders
- Harmeet Singh Kalka and Jagdeep Singh Kahlon of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
- Protest location
- Rahul Gandhi’s residence at 5, Sunehri Bagh Road, Delhi
- Contested remarks
- Alleged descriptions of Sajjan Kumar as a “hero” or “role model”
- Sajjan Kumar’s status
- Former Congress leader who had been convicted in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
- Protest timing
- Saturday, after Sajjan Kumar’s death on Thursday
- Security response
- Police deployed heavy barricading around Gandhi’s residence
Quotes
An unnamed DSGMC leader
A Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee leader who addressed the protest and demanded clarification and an apology.
“After Sajjan Kumar’s death, the kind of statements given by Congress leaders saying Sajjan Kumar is our hero are objectionable. Rahul Gandhi has to clarify today whether Sajjan Kumar is their hero, “Forty-two years later, the wounds of our families have been reopened. Our sentiments have been hurt. Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders must acknowledge and apologise.”
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“The Congress should clarify whether Kumar, who was convicted in cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, was being regarded as a "hero".”
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