RELIGIONS
SIKHISM
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Question
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Anti-Sikh riots
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India gets a Sikh Prime Minister for the first time
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Amritsar Massacre
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Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib
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Detailed explanation-1: -Violence. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984 by two of her Sikh bodyguards, anti-Sikh riots erupted the following day. They continued in some areas for several days, killing more than 3, 000 Sikhs in New Delhi and an estimated 8, 000 – 20, 000 Sikhs in total were killed across 40 cities in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Widespread murders by followers of Bhindranwale occurred in 1980s’ Punjab. Armed Khalistani militants of this period described themselves as kharku. On its own, the year 1984 (from 1 January to 3 June) saw 775 violent incidents, resulting in 298 people killed and 525 injured.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nanavati commission was a one-man commission headed by Justice G.T. Nanavati, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India, appointed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in May 2000, to investigate the “killing of innocent sikhs” during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Home Minister made a statement on the floor of the Rajya Sabha that the number of Sikhs killed in Delhi during November 1984 riots was 2146; 586 persons were said to have been killed in other parts of the country during that period.