08-20-2005, 02:02 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->(a) at that time, it was Hindus against Sikhs, not just Congress against them.
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Jaspreet, in case you are not an Indian or been out of touch with India, let me point something out to you:
Hinduism is a religion.
Congress is political party.
Having pointed to the obivious, I'll say most Hindus at that time didn't care a rats behind for Congress and in fact I know many who heaved a sigh of relief saying it's the time the chickens coming back to the roost and hopeful new PM will start afresh with clean slate. And this was not even within 800 miles radius of Delhi. If you check the reaction of Hindus around the nation you'll get an idea as to how the Hindus reacted - both to the assasination and the following riots. As for the killers/instigators from Congress, were they Hindus? No dispute in that. List is provided in Bharatvarsh on this very page and lot of names of those congressi people appears Hindu. And in fact the Hindus in India and this forum are screaming for the blood of these very murdering goons - religious affiliations aside.
Perhaps you could point me to quotes from a single Hindu (<b>non-Congress affiliated</b>) who said "Sikhs needed to be taught a lesson" or "add that it was perhaps overdone" or "Had we given you (the Sikhs) 3 days you ..."
I'm sure you've seen various leaders of Akali Dal who have headed minority commissions have in fact praised the efforts of Hindus in standing with their Sikh brothers during those tough times. The then President Giani Zail Singh (a sikh) is supposedly have told Kushwant Singh (link in this thread provided) to take refuge in house of a Hindu.
As for the claim of "The only reason I have heard they did so was not because they were protecting Sikhs but they feared retaliatory attacks by Sikhs".. tell me if there were riots in your neighbourhood would you care if the mob heading towards your house was a hindu/muslim/sikh? And whether you were holding lathis to protect your own property or property/life of another person being chased by mob or just as a precaution against retaliation - the answer to that would depend upon you. It's bogus to claim that you know the answer without knowing the individual or his/her character.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->(b) at this time, a majority appears to be ashamed of what happened.
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As for the shameful part Jaspreet, I can't help wonder if any Indian whether Hindu or non-Hindu is not ashamed of what happened in Delhi '84 and the subsequent botch by 9 different commissions. As an Indian, aren't you?
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Jaspreet, in case you are not an Indian or been out of touch with India, let me point something out to you:
Hinduism is a religion.
Congress is political party.
Having pointed to the obivious, I'll say most Hindus at that time didn't care a rats behind for Congress and in fact I know many who heaved a sigh of relief saying it's the time the chickens coming back to the roost and hopeful new PM will start afresh with clean slate. And this was not even within 800 miles radius of Delhi. If you check the reaction of Hindus around the nation you'll get an idea as to how the Hindus reacted - both to the assasination and the following riots. As for the killers/instigators from Congress, were they Hindus? No dispute in that. List is provided in Bharatvarsh on this very page and lot of names of those congressi people appears Hindu. And in fact the Hindus in India and this forum are screaming for the blood of these very murdering goons - religious affiliations aside.
Perhaps you could point me to quotes from a single Hindu (<b>non-Congress affiliated</b>) who said "Sikhs needed to be taught a lesson" or "add that it was perhaps overdone" or "Had we given you (the Sikhs) 3 days you ..."
I'm sure you've seen various leaders of Akali Dal who have headed minority commissions have in fact praised the efforts of Hindus in standing with their Sikh brothers during those tough times. The then President Giani Zail Singh (a sikh) is supposedly have told Kushwant Singh (link in this thread provided) to take refuge in house of a Hindu.
As for the claim of "The only reason I have heard they did so was not because they were protecting Sikhs but they feared retaliatory attacks by Sikhs".. tell me if there were riots in your neighbourhood would you care if the mob heading towards your house was a hindu/muslim/sikh? And whether you were holding lathis to protect your own property or property/life of another person being chased by mob or just as a precaution against retaliation - the answer to that would depend upon you. It's bogus to claim that you know the answer without knowing the individual or his/her character.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->(b) at this time, a majority appears to be ashamed of what happened.
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As for the shameful part Jaspreet, I can't help wonder if any Indian whether Hindu or non-Hindu is not ashamed of what happened in Delhi '84 and the subsequent botch by 9 different commissions. As an Indian, aren't you?