Indian Politics

BJP Marches Against 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Amid INDIA Bloc Rally in Delhi

Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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The Bharatiya Janata Party held a march in West Delhi on Sunday targeting the Congress over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, led by Union cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

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The march occurred simultaneously with an INDIA bloc rally at Ramlila Maidan against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and electoral roll revisions.

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BJP leaders demanded an apology from Congress for holding its protest on the anniversary of the violence, citing court findings that 2,733 people were killed.