The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday asked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi to disclose if he had ever visited the family members of the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide.
“Rahul should tell the people why he had never tried to console or share the grief of even one of the thousands of Sikh families whose near and dear ones had been butchered in 1984,” said senior SAD leader and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK.
He said: “Rahul should tell the people why he had never visited the widow colony of Tilak Vihar in Delhi. He only needs to take out half an hour to go there. Was it because you felt guilty as you knew that the riots had been instigated by your own family members and meticulously planned and executed by senior members of your own partyIJ”
Asking Rahul with what face he was coming to Faridkot on Thursday, Manjit GK asked, “Isn't this mischievous on your partIJ Aren't you playing politics by trying to take political mileage out of the tragedy of two families even as you remained indifferent to the collective tragedy of around 30,000 victims of the 1984 genocide.”
SAD leader advised Rahul not to shed crocodile tears over two tragic deaths but instead seek apology from the Sikh community for the misdeeds committed by his family and party.