Strip Rajiv Gandhi of Bharat Ratna, Demands Manjinder Singh Sirsa
Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday said that keeping in view the findings of the Nanavati Commission, the government should withdraw Bharat Ratna from Rajiv Gandhi.
New Delhi, May 9: Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday said that keeping in view the findings of the Nanavati Commission, the government should withdraw Bharat Ratna from Rajiv Gandhi.
The Nanavati Commission found out that instructions to kill Sikhs after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi came from her successor Rajiv Gandhi's office, a statement from Sirsa read. Rajiv Gandhi Didn't Use INS Viraat For Holiday: Retd Vice Admiral Rejects PM Narendra Modi’s 'Personal Taxi' Charge.
"Indira Gandhi was assassinated on October 31 but no violence took place that day and very next day on November 1. But after Rajiv Gandhi took oath as Prime Minister he ordered his loyal workers Sajjan Kumar, H.K.L. Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, Kamal Nath and others to avenge the killing of his mother," Sirsa said.
He said the government should withdraw Bharat Ratna from Rajiv Gandhi. The DSGMC President said a person who organises genocide cannot hold a Bharat Ratna. Sirsa also accused then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of threatening the police and judiciary in public speeches to keep them off the culprits.
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