The Shiromani Akali Dal and Aam Aadmi Party on Monday tore into the Congress for appointing Kamal Nath as the party’s general secretary in-charge of Punjab, with Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal terming it as “the ultimate insult to Sikhs”.
“It is an unbelievable, brazen act of insensitivity towards Sikhs and crass disregard of national opinion on those guilty of the massacre of thousands of innocent Sikhs by Congress goons in November 1984. I just cannot believe a political party can be so brutally insensitive,” Mr. Badal said.
Echoing its rival, AAP leader and advocate for the ’84 riot victims H. S. Phoolka, said by appointing Nath, the Congress has tried to rub salt into wounds of the victims.”...
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“On November 2, 1984 a national daily reported that Kamal Nath was leading the mob which attacked Rakabganj Sahib. On November 3, another national daily reported the same,” he said, adding that through this appointment, Congress has conveyed that the party does not care about the sentiments of the victims.