Delhi Sees BJP March Over 1984 Anti-Sikh Violence
\n\nThe BJP took out a protest march in West Delhi's Hari Nagar, seeking an apology from Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi over the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, ahead of the INDIA bloc's 'Vote Bachao Desh Bachao' rally at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday.
\n\nLeading the protest march, Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the violence against Sikhs in 1984 was a "well-planned" massacre and not a riot or spontaneous happening.
\n\nDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, state BJP president Harsh Malhotra, Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Supreme Court senior advocate HS Phoolka participated in the protest march, which was also attended by many Sikh leaders.
\n\nThe protesters marching from Sikh-dominated Hari Nagar to Tilak Nagar areas raised slogans against the Congress and Gandhi, and demanded their apologies for the killing of Sikhs in 1984.
\n\nAddressing the protesters ahead of the march, Puri recalled that he was in Geneva in 1984 when the violence began and how his Hindu friends protected his parents living in Delhi.
\n\n"According to official figures, a total of 2,733 Sikhs in Delhi were killed in a cold-blooded manner in the violence. It was a well-planned massacre and a…
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