38 years of Sikh carnage: BJP seeks Reality Fee, declassification of paperwork
New Delhi, October 31
The BJP on Monday demanded the institution of a Reality Fee to unravel the truth of the 1984 Sikh bloodbath and the position of “excessive and mighty” in the identical and referred to as for quick declassification of paperwork pertaining to the interval main as much as the 1984 Operation Blue Star and the Sikh pogrom later that 12 months.
In a letter to Dwelling Minister Amit Shah on Monday, BJP spokesperson RP Singh referred to the Justice Dhingra Fee report that flags an “invisible hand that orchestrated the bloodbath” and mentioned solely declassification of paperwork and a Reality Fee can unravel the entire fact.
The letter, written to coincide with the thirty eighth anniversary of the anti Sikh riots, states, “Request to Dwelling Minister to declassify all paperwork regarding 1984 Pogrom and Operation Blue Star and kind a ‘Reality Fee’ to show the conspiracy and nail the actual culprits.”
Singh mentioned in his letter that there have been a number of categorized paperwork which would supply particulars of how the then residence minister missed the carnage.
“The declassification will assist in unlocking and bringing to the fore the invisible hand which finds a point out within the Justice Dhingra report, behind the conspiracies. One of many notes written by RN Kao, then safety adviser to Indira Gandhi, is within the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and pertains to Gandhi’s assassination. This additionally must be declassified,” the letter says.
Singh famous that so much wants to return into public area concerning 1984 for which the formation of a Reality Fee was wanted “in order that members of 1, Akbar Street group, who conceived and executed the 1984 operation Blue Star and the anti-Sikh pogrom of November 1984 in Delhi and different cities for electoral good points needs to be uncovered. The listing consists of leaders like Arun Singh and Kamal Nath who labored underneath the directions of Sanjay Gandhi and later Rajiv Gandhi. Even the cops of that point Gautam Kaul, Nikhil Kumar and Maxwell Pereira needs to be introduced underneath the ambit of this Fee as ought to journalists like Sanjay Suri and others. Tarlochan Singh, OSD to then President Giani Zail Singh needs to be requested to share particulars of what transpired between the president after which authorities, residence minister in particular,” mentioned RP Singh.
The BJP chief mentioned 38 years had elapsed because the 1984 carnage and a few justice was acquired after a key conspirator and Congress chief Sajjan Kumar was sentenced and despatched behind bars.
“Nonetheless, full justice has not been absolutely delivered. Many extra like Jagdish Tytler and Kamal Nath nonetheless roam free. As was identified earlier and now has additional been authenticated by GBS Sidhu, former R and AW officer in his guide “The Khalistan Conspiracy”, conspiracies behind Operation Blue Star and the Sikh carnage in Delhi have been hatched a lot earlier than the time of its execution and each have been deliberate protecting in thoughts the 1985 common elections,” alleged Singh in his letter to Shah.
He mentioned no Congressman and different authorities functionaries of the time had challenged or denied this declare to date.
“It will be significant that conspirators and killers of the 1984 Delhi pogrom be punished however it’s extra essential to know who all have been concerned in hatching the conspiracies. The bloodbath of Sikhs was condoned by then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi who despatched the message of a job nicely achieved to social gathering employees and executors of the conspiracies. This clearly signifies that he was main the group which was monitoring and executing the programme,” Singh added.
He mentioned that over 38 years, 4 enquiry commissions, 9 committees and two particular investigation groups have been shaped and nonetheless they’ve didn’t dig deep and reveal the actual conspiracies.
“It’s a well-known indisputable fact that there was a separate group functioning and monitoring from 1, Akbar Street, which was above the federal government and this truth was confirmed true through the first week of November because the carnage unfolded after which residence minister Narsimha Rao expressed helplessness and lack of ability to IK Gujral when the latter met him and urged him to name the military to convey the scenario underneath management,” Singh mentioned.