Rahul Gandhi accepted the mistakes of Congress, what did he say on the question of Sikh youth?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had visited Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs in the US two weeks ago. On this occasion, a Sikh man posed a pointed question to Rahul Gandhi regarding the role of Congress in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Rahul Gandhi responded to the pointed questions asked by a Sikh man regarding the 1984 riots. He also stated that what occurred during the 80s was not right. Subsequently, the BJP has now begun to work towards encircling the Congress party.

Sikh man asks pointed questions to Rahul

A Sikh gentleman stated, speaking about Rahul Gandhi's previous statement where he had mentioned that the struggle in India is whether a Sikh will be permitted to wear a turban, whether a Sikh will be permitted to wear a bracelet or visit a gurdwara.

Sikhs regarding what will happen if BJP arrives

"You instill fear among Sikhs regarding what will happen if BJP arrives, you spoke about how politics has to be fearless, we don't merely wish to wear a kastra, we don't merely wish to wear a turban, we want freedom of expression, which was not permitted under the rule of the Congress party." He added that the Anandpur Sahib resolution speaks of Dalit rights and nothing is said in it, but the then Congress had labeled it a separatist document. "This is something that your party has done, it seems your party does not have the wisdom to own up to its mistakes.

What did you say about BJP?

The Sikh man mentioned ex-Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who has been sentenced for murder in connection with the 1984 riots and added, "There are plenty more Sajjan Kumars in the Congress party." "You tell us to be apprehensive about what India will become under the BJP regime, yet you have not attempted to make amends with the Sikhs.

What was Rahul Gandhi's reaction?

In reply to this stinging question, Rahul Gandhi replied that he does not believe that anything frightens Sikhs. "The thing I said was, 'Do we want an India where people are not at ease expressing their religion? As far as the Congress party's mistakes go, many of them occurred when I was not around, but I am more than happy to own up to what the Congress party has done wrong in its past."

"I have openly stated that what occurred in the 80s was incorrect, I have visited the Golden Temple numerous times, I have extremely good relations with the Sikh community of India.

What occurred in 1980?

During the 1980s, the Indira Gandhi administration suppressed the separatist movement of radical preacher Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in Punjab. Bhindranwale, who was taking refuge within the Golden Temple in Amritsar, was assassinated after the Indian Army stormed the complex of the shrine, one of the most sacred places in Sikhism. The army's move, in which the Akal Takht was brought down to the ground, had generated enormous resentment among the community.

Sikhs were murdered in Delhi and beyond

A few months subsequent to this, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. His assassination saw a general persecution of Sikhs all over. Many Congress politicians are accused of organizing the same. Government figures say that over 3,000 Sikhs were murdered in Delhi and beyond. The BJP continually tries to trap the Congress over how Congress dealt with this and Rajiv Gandhi's dictum that "when a big tree falls, the ground shakes".

BJP criticises Congress

Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya had posted on social media a video of the man questioning Rahul Gandhi in the US. Posting the video, senior BJP leader Amit Malviya wrote, "The Sikh gentleman reminded Rahul Gandhi of "spreading unfounded fear" in his last US visit. "Rahul Gandhi is now mocked not only in India, but around the globe.".