1984 Victims Deserve Justice, Not Insult: Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal Bhukhri Kalan

Ludhiana, August 29, 2026: National Youth Leader Sukhminderpal Singh Grewal Bhukhri Kalan has launched a strong, angry and scathing attack over the reported attendance of three BJP MPs, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and Yogendra Chandolia, at the Uthaala ceremony of Sajjan Kumar, who was convicted in cases arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Speaking to the media, Grewal said that such conduct is deeply painful, shameful and unacceptable to the Sikh victims, survivors and their families, who have carried the wounds of 1984 for more than four decades.
Grewal said that 1984 is not merely a chapter in history; it remains an unhealed wound in the hearts of thousands of Sikh families. He questioned how elected representatives of a political party that publicly speaks about justice, accountability and the dignity of victims could attend a ceremony connected with a person convicted in cases arising from that horrific violence.
Grewal said, “Sympathy belongs to the victims, not to those convicted in connection with the massacre. The pain of innocent families cannot be sacrificed for political convenience, personal relations or misplaced social gestures.”
He demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President Nitin Nabin and BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B. L. Santhosh take immediate, serious and decisive action against the three MPs.
Grewal said there must be no excuses, no compromise and absolutely no double standards when the dignity, memory and justice of the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence are involved. He added that if the Bharatiya Janata Party genuinely stands with the victims, its principles must be demonstrated through decisive action rather than remaining confined to statements.
Grewal further said that committing oppression is a sin, and silently tolerating oppression is also a sin. He said that the large-scale killing of innocent people in 1984 was a grave tragedy against humanity, and the suffering of the victims must never be forgotten, diluted or politically ignored.
Grewal made a strong appeal to the national, Punjab and international media, to give this serious issue prominent coverage as a service to humanity.
Grewal urged the media to place the voices, pain and demand for justice of the 1984 Sikh victims and their families at the centre of public discussion, saying that journalism must never allow the suffering of innocent victims to be overshadowed by political considerations.
“The media has a moral responsibility to speak when victims are still waiting for justice. The truth must not be buried under political silence, pressure or convenience,” Grewal said.
Grewal gave a direct and uncompromising message to the people of India, saying “Stand with the victims, not the convicted. Justice cannot have double standards. There must be no excuses, no compromise and no silence for anyone in Bharat.”