US Edition‘You create fear among Sikhs…’: Man confronts Rahul Gandhi in US, Congress MP replies, ‘happy to take responsibility’
- At a session held at Brown University on April 21, 2025, Rahul Gandhi, opposition leader in the Lok Sabha, addressed questions from a Sikh student concerning the Congress party's involvement in the violent events targeting Sikhs following Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984.
- The questions referenced the 1984 riots triggered by Indira Gandhi's assassination by her Sikh bodyguards and the subsequent killing of over 3,000 Sikhs amid widespread violence and allegations against Congress leaders.
- Rahul Gandhi acknowledged the Congress party had made mistakes during that era, stressing he was not present then but expressed willingness to take responsibility for all of the party's wrongdoings in its history.
- A Sikh man accused Gandhi of creating fear among Sikhs about the BJP and lacking maturity in accepting Congress's past mistakes, while BJP leaders demanded expulsion of accused Congress members tied to the riots.
- This exchange highlights ongoing tensions over 1984 riots accountability, with Gandhi’s statements stirring political debate and criticism at home and abroad about Congress’s reconciliation with the Sikh community.
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‘Ready to take responsibility’: Rahul Gandhi on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he is willing to “take responsibility for everything bad that the Congress has done in its history”, including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Gandhi’s comments were made on April 21 in response to a question by a Sikh student at Brown University in the United States. The Congress leader was conversing with political scientist Ashutosh Varshney at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.The…
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Asked about the riots and the Congress’ relationship with the Sikh community during an interactive session in the US, Gandhi said the party committed a lot of “mistakes” when he was not there and asserted, he was more than happy to take responsibility for everything it had done wrong.
‘You create fear among Sikhs…’: Man confronts Rahul Gandhi in US, Congress MP replies, ‘happy to take responsibility’
During a Q&A session at Brown University in the US, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi faced criticism from a Sikh man regarding the party's historical treatment of Sikhs. The Lok Sabha LoP said he is ‘happy to take responsibility’ for past mistakes.
Ready to own Congress’ mistakes even before my time, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Responding to a question related to 1984 riots and the Congress’ relationship with the Sikh community, Rahul Gandhi has said that a lot of the “mistakes” the Congress committed happened when he was not there, but added that he was more than happy to take responsibility for everything the party has ever done wrong in its history. Gandhi pointed out that he has publicly stated that what happened in the 80s was “wrong”. The remarks by Ga…
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