BJP plans to counter INDIA bloc rally with march of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims
- On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party will organize a march of around 5,000 people in Hari Nagar, led by Union Minister Hrdeep Singh Puri, featuring 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims and their families.
- The INDIA bloc plans to hold its 'Chalo Dilli Ramlila March' at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Union Minister Chirag Paswan criticized the Opposition's timing between Dussehra and Diwali, stating the rally will "inconvenience the public and cause losses to the business community." Trade groups report 20 lakh Delhi traders in panic.
- Paswan questioned why Congress chose the 1984 anti-Sikh riots anniversary, arguing the rally timing is "effectively rubbing salt into the wounds" of victims and their families seeking justice.
- Senior BJP leaders accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of attempting to follow the same path that led to the 1984 Sikh massacre, vowing to oppose the rally alongside Sikh families across Delhi.
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NEW DELHI: Forty-two years after the horrific anti-Sikh riots of 1984, November 1 remains a day of unbearable grief for thousands of Sikh families who lost their loved ones in one of the darkest chapters of independent India’s history. Yet, the Congress-led INDI bloc has chosen the same date to organise a massive political rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, triggering sharp criticism from the BJP and sections of the Sikh community over what they d…
BJP's big counter to INDIA bloc rally on Nov 1; 5,000 to hit Delhi streets as 1984 riot victims to join march
The BJP is planning a strong march in Delhi on November 1 against the INDIA bloc's mega-rally at Ramlila Maidan. Led by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the march will include victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and their families.
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The Delhi BJP on Wednesday held a “Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy” march through Chandni Chowk, led by party national president Nitin Nabin, with senior leaders accusing the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of disrupting public life and opposing efforts to clean up electoral rolls.
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