Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab legislator Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Friday objected to Congress MP Deepender Hooda’s statement in which he described Sajjan Kumar, a prime accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre, a killer of Sikhs, as his role model and called him a good human being.
Dhaliwal said Hooda’s disgusting and insensitive statement had deeply hurt and wounded the entire Sikh community.
“Deepender Hooda describing Sajjan Kumar, a killer of Sikhs, as his role model and a good human being has deeply hurt and wounded the entire Sikh community. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, senior leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi must immediately expel Deepender Hooda from the party without any delay. There should be no place in any political party for leaders who rub salt into the wounds of the victims of 1984,” Dhaliwal said in a statement.
The AAP Chief Spokesperson further said, “Deepender Hooda is defending those responsible for the killing of Sikhs, and the Congress leadership could not remain silent on such a statement. The Congress central leadership must take immediate action against Deepender Hooda.” At the same time, he questioned the silence of Punjab Congress leaders and challenged them to demonstrate where they stood on the issue.
“Punjab Congress leaders should come out on the streets against Deepender Hooda’s statement and demand his expulsion from the Congress central leadership. Punjab Congress leaders should prove their morality by taking to the streets against Deepender Hooda’s statement and demanding Deepender Hooda’s expulsion,” he added.
He said that if Punjab Congress leaders remained silent on this issue or did not oppose Hooda, it would be assumed that they too support Hooda’s anti-Sikh mindset. The AAP leader said this was not the first incident in which the anti-Sikh face of the Congress had come to the fore.
“This clearly shows that the Congress party has always patronised and honoured the killers of Sikhs. Describing a person like Sajjan Kumar as a role model is an insult to the victims and their families. The only appropriate step is to immediately expel Hooda from the Congress,” Dhaliwal added.
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