In an interview with ANI, Puri maintained that the killings of Sikhs in 1984 were not a riot, but a cold-blooded killing of innocent people who were sitting in their homes. He accused the Congress of "using" the voters' list to identify the properties owned by Sikhs.
"Every minority community is flourishing today. BJP doesn't play appeasement politics. Congress reaches out to minority communities, fuels them and then does this to them. I think the people in the Congress party today ought to do some serious introspection on the events of 1984 on that p
"Congress leaders were seen leading mobs outside Gurdwaras, as even police stood watching. The very institutions meant to uphold law and order surrendered their conscience and allowed a free hand to these leaders," Puri posted on X.
The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi on Wednesday directed the Prosecution to file written submissions in a 1984 Sikh riots case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar has moved an appeal in Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and life sentences in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.