Here’s Why 1984 Sikh Genocide is Trending on Twitter

1984 is regarded as one of the darkest years in the history of modern India.

In June 1984, the then Indian Prime Minister and a central figure of the Congress party, Indira Gandhi, had ordered a military attack on the Golden Temple, the most revered holy place for Sikhs across the world, to clear the shrine of the Sikh separatists led by the religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

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On 8 June 1984, Operation Blue Star concluded after a week, resulting in the death of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale along with numerous Sikh separatists and complete destruction of the Golden Temple.

Sikhs around the world were hurt by Operation Blue Star and interpreted the military assault as an attack on the Sikh religion.

On 31 October 1984, Indira Gandhi was killed by two of her Sikh bodyguards – Satwant Singh and Beant Singh – who considered her to be responsible for hurting the religious sentiments of millions of Sikhs around the world.

Following the assassination of Indira Gandhi, organized Sikh genocidal pogroms started around the country which lasted till 3 November 1984.

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Within 3 days, frenzied Hindu mobs all over India indiscriminately killed more than 17,000 Sikh men after dragging them out of their homes, cars, trains.

Not just this, Hindu mobs gang-raped thousands of Sikh women and set alight homes, businesses, and Gurdwaras in Sikh neighborhoods.

So far, numerous independent inquiry commissions have identified numerous high-profile police officers and Congress party leaders for their involvement in inciting violence against the Sikh community.

However, only a handful of low-ranking Congress party workers have been convicted for the murder of 17,000 innocent Sikhs.

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It is also worth mentioning here that no police officer had been convicted for the killings and there were no prosecutions for mass rapes during the 1984 Sikh genocide, highlighting a complete failure of the Indian justice system.

Sadly, 36 years have passed and the victims of the 1984 Sikh Genocide are yet to receive justice, which only shows India’s weakness to tackle communal violence.

Sikh community around the world is demanding justice from the Indian state for the 1984 Sikh Genocide.

The massacre of Sikhs in 1984 in India was a GENOCIDE !! It was not riots !

Please educate people around you 🙏🏻🙏🏻#1984SikhGenocide

— ravinder singh (@RaviSinghKA) November 1, 2020

31st October 1984. A night we can’t forget, and won’t forget. #neverforget1984 #SikhGenocide
@ Sikhnificant pic.twitter.com/WAtslNT3tE

— Jasleen Kaur (@_jasleensodhi) November 1, 2020

The Sikh genocide of November 1984 was not a response to Beant and Satwant Singh assassinating Indira rather it was state sponsored systematic genocide to eliminate Sikhs. It was going to happen regardless of the assassination#1984SikhGenocide #NeverForget84

— dp, miles per hour x2 (@dpnagra) November 2, 2020

36 years ago, they marked Sikh homes, taken from municipal records, to target us; today we mark our own homes with light because we fight their darkness of hate and fear.

Never forget the thousands of lives lost in Nov 84 during the Sikh Genocide.#TheyLiveHere pic.twitter.com/rlEFfGXp8G

— Jindi Singh KA (@jindisinghka) November 2, 2020

https://twitter.com/dashmeshpita/status/1323513224034086912

Who are the Sikhs?

We were victims of a Genocide in 1984 when we were targeted all over India.1000s of #Sikhs were dragged from their homes & murdered by Indian mobs

Yet we kept our 1000s Gurdwaras open did not stop feeding the people of India #Humanity #1984SikhGenocide

— ravinder singh (@RaviSinghKA) November 1, 2020

Sorry Sir,

I can't pay tribute to the lady who had been reason of genocide of thousands of our Sikh brothers and sisters.

Today, My tribute to all those Sikh brothers and sisters who were burnt alive by the Congress goons in 1984 by putting burning tyres in their necks.

🙏 https://t.co/BGpi1G1QhN pic.twitter.com/3OwVkAr4EY

— Gurdeep Singh (@GurdeepMaan79) October 31, 2020