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AustraliaBJP leader Phoolka questions Sonia Gandhi’s account of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in memoir
Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 10 Nov, 17:12 IST, latest 11 Nov, 19:27 IST
What we know
7 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Economic Times at 10 Nov, 17:12 IST; the latest is from Orissa Post at 11 Nov, 19:27 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.
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HS Phoolka has accused Sonia Gandhi of giving her family "a clean chit" in her memoir over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and challenged her account of Army deployment.
In her memoir 'Belonging', Sonia Gandhi addresses the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, calling them "tragic and shameful" while defending Rajiv Gandhi's role during the crisis.
In her memoir, Sonia Gandhi recalls the anguish of a prime minister confronted with the human cost of Operation Blue Star. 'Justice has been hard to come by for 1984 riot victims,' she adds.
BJP leader Harvinder Singh Phoolka alleges that the book’s account, which is in “complete contradiction of the official record”, wrongly attributes the delay in deploying the Army to General A.S. Vaidya
Another BJP spokesperson accused the book of glossing over historical wrongs. Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said the criticism was politically timed.
New Delhi: Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Wednesday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of attempting to whitewash her family’s image through her newly released memoir, claiming that it misrepresented the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and omitted the names of…
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The reports10 reports
- The Economic Times Anti-Sikh riots a shameful chapter: Sonia Gandhi
- Times Now 'Against Facts': BJP's HS Phoolka Rejects Sonia Gandhi's Account Of 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
- India.com ‘Tragic and shameful’: Sonia Gandhi addresses 1984 Anti-Sikh riots in new memoir ‘Belonging’
- ThePrint ‘1984 riots a shameful chapter’: Sonia describes Indira’s tears of ‘pain & regret’ after Op Blue Star
- The Hindu Sonia Gandhi’s ‘Belonging’ takes off with bibliophiles snapping up copies
- Times Now 1984 Sikh Riots Cited In Sonia Gandhi's Memoir: Citing Or Rewriting India's Past? HS Phoolka Says...
- The Hindu Sonia Gandhi’s book attempts to give her family clean chit over 1984 anti-Sikh massacre: BJP
- Times Now Sonia Gandhi Remembers Anti-Sikh Riots In Memoir, Clean Chits Rajiv | HS Phoolka Hits Back | WATCH
- Hindustan Times BJP leader Phoolka questions Sonia Gandhi’s account of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in memoir
- Orissa Post ‘Bundle of lies’: Sirsa slams Sonia Gandhi’s memoir over 1984 riots account
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