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> Title: Regarding riots of 1984 in which a large number of Sikhs were killed.

MADAM SPEAKER: Now, we take ‘Zero Hour’.

SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL (BHATINDA): Madam Speaker, with a heavy heart, I rise today once again to remind this House of one of the darkest days in the history of this country where 26 years ago, a genocide took place and was carried on for three full days. The same Ruling Party, with six years today in office, was the party in power at that time 26 years ago. Members of a certain community were targeted, hunted, butchered, massacred and killed mercilessly for having committed no crime, for not having committed a murder and for not having looted. They were not asked and they were not saved and nobody came to their rescue. And the very perpetrators, the people who were supposed to protect the people, watched, while the law-makers of the country turned a blind eye and took no steps to stop the genocide of 7,000 innocent Sikhs, which took place in the capital of our country and throughout the nation.

          Madam, the entire country had witnessed it for three days. I would like to ask if there is any Member in this House who does not know who was behind this genocide, who will put his heart on his conscience and swear on the heads of his children that he does not know which Ruling Party was responsible for this. I would like to ask if there is one Member in this House who says that even a single person has been brought to book, who had encouraged and abetted this genocide.

          Madam, today leave aside what I say, I would just like to put in front of you the recorded statements of some of the well-known and most respected members of this country and of our community.  I first speak about Shri I.K. Gujral, the former Prime Minister of India. I will just read out a few excerpts.