File Photo: Lord Singh at his home in Wimbledon, southwest London
LONDON, UK (February 3, 2014)—In a recent TV interview, Rahul Gandhi was reported to say that some congress politicians ‘were probably involved’ in the Delhi anti-Sikh pogroms in 1984.
When asked to comment by press, Lord Singh said:
I welcome Rahul Gandhi’s statement accepting that that ‘some Congressmen were probably involved’ in the November 84 genocide of Sikhs. He also agrees that the attacks on Sikhs were unwarranted and evil. In view of this, will Rahul Gandhi institute an open inquiry as to why no action was taken against a spokesman on All India Radio repeatedly called for the killing of Sikhs with the words ‘khoon ka badla khoon’ [blood for blood]? Similar incitement in Rwanda led to a lengthy imprisonment by the International Criminal Court.
He added: In view of the need to improve relations between the Hindu and Sikh communities, will Mr. Gandhi agree to an open and independent Truth and Reconciliation Inquiry into the events of 1984 that moves to punish those responsible for violence on either side so that we can move to closure on this unfortunate period in Indian History?
Rahul Gandhi had made the statement about Congress leaders’ involvement in 1984 Sikh Genocide in a TV interview with Arnab Goswami, a well known journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Times Now. Statement by Lord Singh was published by the Times of India, a major media organization based out of India.