A major controversy has started after a Congress leader called former MP Sajjan Kumar a role model. The Sikh community is very angry because Sajjan Kumar was convicted in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Burnpur Gurdwara Management Committee strongly criticized this statement.
Secretary Surender Singh Attoo said that the families of the victims still remember the pain of the 1984 riots. Calling such a person a role model hurts the feelings of the victims and the Sikh community.
Political leaders must think about the affected families before making any public comments. The committee has asked the Congress leadership to give a clear explanation and clear its stand on this matter.
People are saying that praising someone convicted by a court for riot involvement sends a wrong message to society.
Victim families fear that such statements will open their old wounds.
Sikh organizations and riot victims also protested outside the residence of Congress leaders in Delhi to demand an apology.
This issue has now become a major topic of discussion in Burnpur after the local Gurdwara committee spoke out.
