CONGRESS MUST APOLOGISE TO THE VICTIMS OF 1984 AND STOP INSULTING THE FAITH OF CRORES OF RAM BHAKTS
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BJP National Headquarters In-Charge and MP Tarun Chugh strongly condemned the latest remarks made by Congress leader and Indian Overseas Congress President Sam Pitroda on the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide and his references to Bhagwan Shri Ram and Hanuman Ji.
Chugh said that Sam Pitroda, Rahul Gandhi’s political mentor and the international face of Congress, has once again exposed the party’s deep-rooted insensitivity and ideological arrogance. When questioned about the 1984 Sikh genocide, Pitroda advised the country to move on because the incident happened 40 years ago. He went a step further by questioning why people should discuss what happened during Lord Ram’s time or why Hanuman Ji lifted the mountain.
Chugh said that in 1984, Sikhs were targeted in horrific violence across more than 50 cities in India. Innocent Sikh men were dragged out of their homes, tyres placed around their necks and burnt alive. Thousands of families were devastated, women were widowed, children orphaned, and homes and businesses reduced to ashes. The suffering of these families and their wait for justice have not ended.
He said that in 2019, Sam Pitroda had infamously dismissed the 1984 genocide with his remark, “Hua Toh Hua”. Now, in 2026, he is once again asking victims to forget their suffering and move on. Where is Congress’s unconditional apology to these thousands of devastated families? Instead of ensuring accountability, why are Congress leaders repeatedly asking the victims to remain silent and forget their pain?
Chugh further said that making such contemptuous references to Bhagwan Shri Ram and Hanuman Ji around the sacred occasion of Deepawali is deeply disrespectful to the faith of crores of Ram Bhakts. Bhagwan Shri Ram represents Dharma, Maryada, truth and the very civilisational ethos of India. The same Congress ecosystem opposed the construction of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple through legal challenges, while the UPA government submitted an affidavit before the Supreme Court in the Ram Setu case in 2007 questioning the historicity of the characters and events described in the Ramayana.
He said that the very political establishment which questioned the historical existence of Bhagwan Shri Ram is now lecturing the country on why His history, legacy and the devotion of millions should not be discussed.
Chugh said that whether it is the wounds of the 1984 victims or the faith of crores of Ram Bhakts, Congress continues to display its insensitivity towards India’s history, heritage and civilisational consciousness. Rahul Gandhi and Sam Pitroda must answer whether the victims of 1984 do not have the right to seek justice and whether crores of Indians do not have the right to remember and worship their beloved Bhagwan Shri Ram.
India will neither forget the suffering of the victims of 1984 nor compromise with the faith of crores of Ram Bhakts. Justice has no expiry date, and Bhagwan Shri Ram remains an inseparable part of India’s civilisational consciousness.
