1984-A SIKH GENOCIDE

It revives stark memories of 31 October 1984. We should hang our

heads in shame.
Sikhs killed brutally. The government and media calling it, "Anti-Sikh
riots".
Four days of violence in our country, particularly Delhi, by armed
goons belonging to our Gandhi-Congress, killed unarmed Sikh men,
women, and children. Looted and set fire their homes, businesses
and schools, raped Sikh females and even attacked Gurdwaras.
All this violence triggered Just because Indira Gandhi was
assassinated, by her two Sikh body guards.
Government reported just 2,700 Sikh deaths but human rights
organizations and newspapers report the death toll to be over 10,000.
After the riots, reports were that 20,000 had fled the city; however
the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) reported "at least"
50,000 were displaced.
Human rights organizations truly believe this Sikh massacre was
organized.
Slogans like "Blood for blood" turned into an unruly mob, assaulting
Sikhs by stopping cars and buses, pulling Sikhs out and burning their
turbans.
On November 1, Congress party leaders with local supporters
distributing money and weapons. Sajjan Kumar and Lalit
Maken handing out notes and bottles of liquor to killers.
Sajjan Kumar was even seen distributing iron rods to group of people
and instructing them to attack and kill Sikhs.
One Mr. Moti Singh, who had served the Congress party, heard
Sajjan Kumar’s speech and I quote:
“Whoever kills the sons of the snakes, I will reward them. Whoever
kills Roshan Singh and Bagh Singh will get 5000 rupees each and
1000 rupees each for killing any other Sikhs. You can collect these
prizes on November 3 from my personal assistant Jai Chand
Jamadar”.
Congress party officials provided voter lists, school registration forms,
and ration card lists, to find the location of Sikh homes and business.
Many people of different religious took efforts to hide and help Sikh
families during the rioting.
Remember the statement by Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded Mrs.
Gandhi as the Prime Minister of India and justified the nation-
wide killings of Sikhs by saying, “When a huge tree falls there
are always tremors felt”.
On 2nd November, Curfew was announced throughout Delhi, but was
not enforced.
Just note the innumerable high-powered commissions appointed:
1 Marwah Commission, appointed in November 1984.
2 Misra commission in May 1985.
3 Kapur Mittal in February 1987.
4 Jain Banerjee Committee, recommended by the Misra Commission.
5 Potti Rosha Committee, in March 1990.
6 Jain Aggarwal Committee, in December 1990.
7 Ahuja Committee, the third committee recommended by the Misra
Commission.
8 The Dhillon Committee, in 1985.
9 Narula Committee, in December 1993.
10 The Nanavati Commission, in 2000.
What is the outcome?
Few small fries who have been booked; the real culprits are
still eluding the call of justice.
Despite eye-witness accounts that identified many of those involved
in the violence, including police and politicians, the government
sought no prosecutions or indictments of any person.
Central Bureau of Investigation closed all cases against Jagdish
Tytler in November 2007, and there seems to be no political will to
prosecute the culprits.
Tilak Vihar, known as the 'Widow's Colony', is one of the localities
where women took asylum after losing their husbands to the '84
bloodbath. They are there ever since 1984 and say- "Hang these
politicians".
The Akal Takht, the governing religious body of Sikhs, considers the
killings to be genocide.
Had common innocent Sikhs, anything to do with the murder of
Mrs. Indira Gandhi? Then why this barbaric massacres and
heinous killings of innocent people.
Like My parents, many Sikhs Have survived the horrors of Partition in
1947, and thought were fortunate and in a safe land.
Can they say the same after this tragic 1984 Genocide?
Posted: 05/02/2011