Why 1984 Sikh Riots Should Not be Forgotten?
By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 02 November 2011, 23:41 IST   |    18 Comments
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Moreover, in 1984, not many arrests were made, despite 10,000 being killed in actual numbers, and officially close to 3000. The police was inactive for three full days, and the army was not called in during the three days. In Gujarat, on the other hand around 25,486 were arrested by the police. The entire 70,000 police was deployed, and the army was called immediately after two days. However, the severity of attack was felt more than 1984, due to the presence of electronic media. Gujarat Chief Minister was accused of supporting the majority community against the minority. It is very much clear that 1984 riots were as much severe if not more that the 2002 riots. The Gujarat riots also began a political game, as Congress forgetting its own misdeeds, attacked the BJP as "communal". Thus began a political battle between communalism and secularism, which further divided our already torn country. Justice was hardly done. In a country where pseudo secularism is as much a problem as communalism, people are easily fooled by slogans of "Hindutva" and "Secularism". Today the Sikh riots are almost forgotten and many victims are still crying for justice. The Congress cannot escape responsibility simply by making a Sikh Prime Minister apologize for the 1984 genocide!

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