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Mayawati makes a promise to Sikhs: Justice
WSN Network

CHANDIGARH: India's top dalit leader and chief minister of politically crucial state Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has said neither the Congress nor the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did anything for the Sikhs and both failed to give the community justice.

"It was a mistake of only one or two people who killed then prime minister Indira Gandhi but the whole Sikh community had to suffer because of weak government. That incident highlighted the Congress party's double standards and proved that they have no space for any minority community," she said, addressing a public gathering in support of former civil aviation minister and BSP candidate from Chandigarh Harmohan Dhawan.

"The BJP is also not different from the Congress and as it was the major party in the NDA (National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition for nearly six years but they never tried to pay attention towards the cause of Sikhs. It is the biggest tragedy that Sikhs of our country are still struggling to have justice," she added.

The BSP supremo said she assured Sikhs living all across the country that complete justice will be given to them if her party came to power. "All the culprits behind the Sikh riots will be identified and put behind the bars," she said.

29 April 2009
 

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