Members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee joined victims' families to publicly destroy the memoir over its framing of the deadly November 1984 violence. In the book, Sonia Gandhi maintains that Rajiv Gandhi possessed no bigotry and was placed into a scenario of collapsed governance that left more than 2,000 Sikhs dead in the capital alone. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and legal advocates challenged these claims, alleging the narrative intentionally insulates the Congress party from responsibility. Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon specifically questioned the account that Indira Gandhi felt deep regret following Operation Blue Star, arguing suppressed truths cannot era…
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Demonstrators and community leaders rejected Sonia Gandhi's portrayal of Rajiv Gandhi's r…: Demonstrators and community leaders rejected Sonia Gandhi's portrayal of Rajiv Gandhi's role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Critics accused the memoir of actively shielding the Congress party and the Gandhi family…: Critics accused the memoir of actively shielding the Congress party and the Gandhi family from accountability for historical violence.
Political opponents challenged claims regarding Indira Gandhi's alleged remorse following…: Political opponents challenged claims regarding Indira Gandhi's alleged remorse following the June 1984 military operation at the Golden Temple.
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NEW DELHI: A copy of veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's recently released memoir was burnt by families of the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee at Rakab Ganj Gurdwara on Thursday in protest against her account of the violence in which thousands of Sikhs were killed.
In her memoir, Sonia writes that while her husband and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's "heart held no bigotry or rancour", he was thrust into a moment in history when governance had failed, paving the way for barbarism.Recounting the events following the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi, Sonia writes that news of her killing spread rapidly. While many had initially welcomed the end of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the mood changed after the assassination."By the afternoon, rioting had broken out in different parts of the city and beyond. Brutal acts of violence were committed against innocent Sikhs. More than 2,000 lost their lives in the capital alone, in the most cruel and cold-blooded manner," she says in the memoir.
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