On day of INDIA bloc march, over 5,000 to protest in Delhi over 1984 anti-Sikh riots
India Today · Piyush Mishra ·
More than 5000 people including members of the Sikh community and 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims are expected to march in Delhi on November 1 against the INDIA bloc rally scheduled for the same day Meanwhile the Centre has extended the deployment of 270 CAPF companies in the capital until November 16 amid planned protests and the festival season
More than 5,000 people, including members of the Sikh community and 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims, are expected to march in Delhi on November 1 against the INDIA bloc rally scheduled for the same day. Meanwhile, the Centre has extended the deployment of 270 CAPF companies in the capital until November 16 amid planned protests and the festival season.
More than 5,000 Delhi residents, largely from the Sikh community, along with victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, are expected to take part in a protest march from Tilak Nagar to Hari Nagar on November 1 at 11 am. Senior BJP leaders, including Hardeep Singh Puri and other Sikh leaders from the party, are also expected to join the march.
The protest is being organised against the INDIA bloc’s rally scheduled for the same day. The BJP has accused the Congress and its allies of hurting Sikh sentiments by choosing November 1, given the date’s association with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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