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.