Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after paying obeisance at Patna Sahib on November 2, lashed out at Congress for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots during election campaigning.
SNPNEWS.IN News (Gurmail Kamboj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited Bihar to campaign for the first phase of the 2025 Assembly elections, paid obeisance at Takht Sri Harmandir Ji Patna Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, on November 2.
After offering prayers at the Gurudwara Sahib, Modi proceeded to address a public meeting in Ara (Bhojpur district), Bihar, where he targeted the Congress party by recalling the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.The anti-Sikh riots erupted across Delhi and other cities in the country on November 1 and 2, 1984, following the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. During this period, thousands of Sikhs were burned alive, and women and girls from Sikh families were subjected to brutal assault and massacre by frenzied mobs.
Read More: Sikh Clergy & SGPC Have Denied Claims By Lieutenant General Sumer Lvan D’Cunha On 20 May 2025
Modi said: “If RJD brought jungle raj and appeasement politics to Bihar, then Congress’s identity is tied to the Sikh genocide. This happened on November 1 and 2, 1984. Even today, Congress is giving new positions within the party to those killers who participated in the Sikh massacre. Whether it is Congress or RJD, they have no remorse for their crimes.”
He linked this to the Congress-led INDIA alliance and cautioned voters during the election campaign.
The Bihar Assembly elections are being held in November 2025, with a direct contest between the NDA (BJP-JDU) and the Mahagathbandhan (RJD-Congress). Voting for the first phase is scheduled for November 5.
In this rally, Modi expressed confidence in a record-breaking victory for the NDA and reiterated the BJP government’s vision of a developed India.
Most victims’ family members who survived the massacre have passed away while awaiting justice. This massacre is referred to as the “Sikh Genocide”. Serious allegations were leveled against Congress leaders of that time, but very few culprits have been punished. Modi had also called this massacre a “horrific genocide” in 2019.