Webdesk: The unwarranted and growing interference by the BJP in Indian institutions is becoming a serious cause of concern by many who see it as a deliberate attempt on the part of the BJP to erode the religious freedom of the minority groups. Especially, Sikhs in India by politicizing its domestic issues, infiltrating to suppress their voices, and term their demands as a threat to national interest.
The Modi government has made it a routine to label legitimate demands of the Sikh community as “Khalistani” or “anti-national.” Instead of giving justice to the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the government is seen as protecting those accused of the violence.
As reported by NDTV, Delhi politician Manjinder Singh Sirsa has petitioned the High Court of Delhi seeking the entire report on the Sikh riots in 1984 to be released before the court.
According to the report, information regarding the presence of a former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath, in the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib during the riots has been provided.
NDTV states that the petition alleges Kamal Nath led a crowd that burned two Sikhs, Inderjeet Singh and Manmohan Singh, alive at the gurdwara.
In 2022, the Indian government submitted an affidavit to the court in response to a previous order, but it reportedly ignored Kamal Nath’s involvement, according to NDTV.
Lawyer HS Phoolka told the court that police records and several newspaper reports confirm Kamal Nath’s presence at the scene. Despite this, a lower court acquitted all the accused, saying they were not present at the crime scene.
That Kamal Nath was not mentioned in the official records, although eyewitnesses and media captured the incident, raises serious questions about the intentions of the Modi government and whether a justice system can truly be favourable to all.
Another accusation against the BJP is that it is calling Sikh activists Khalistani as an excuse to arrest and blackout in the media. In reconstituting boards of gurdwaras, compulsory resignations in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), and other attempts to take over the running of Sikh institutions. The BJP is perceived as an intervention aimed at gaining control of Sikh institutions.
The PR strategy of the Modi government is not likely to close the widening rift between the Sikh community and the ruling party. Efforts to protect perpetrators and even mediators of the anti-Sikh violence of 1984 are regarded as a part of the larger BJP-induced policy of marginalising minorities.
On August 15, SFJ will protest outside the Indian Embassy in D.C.
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