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BJP commemorations and protests regarding 1984 violence

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated a series of events and protests regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre. In Chandigarh, the party held a day-long conclave titled ‘Zakhm 84 De’ on November 4 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the violence and educate younger generations on the ~~tragedy and the victims' struggles for justice.~~ tragedy. The event featured a photographic exhibition and included testimonies from survivors, eyewitnesses, and legal experts such as senior advocate HS Phoolka and retired Justice SN Dhingra. During his keynote address, former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that the wounds of 1984 and drug addiction in Punjab cannot heal without uncompromised justice, while also ~~questioning~~ criticizing Rahul Gandhi regarding the timing of political events ~~held by the opposition.~~ in Punjab. On November 1, BJP leaders, including Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, led a protest march from Hari Nagar to Tilak Nagar in West Delhi. During these demonstrations, leaders demanded an apology from the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi. Hardeep Singh Puri and MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney characterized the violence as a planned genocide rather than spontaneous riots. Sahney, who lost four family members in the violence, alleged that the attacks were premeditated, claiming that specific weapons and incendiary powders were distributed to attackers. Political tensions escalated as BJP leaders condemned a rally organized by the INDIA bloc at Ramlila Maidan. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Congress of being insensitive to the Sikh community by holding political events on the anniversary of the violence. Amit Shah stated that the Congress party is responsible for the killings, while noting that the Modi government has worked to reopen cases and provide 5 lakh rupees in compensation to affected families.

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