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Sonia Gandhi should have titled her memoir ‘Whitewashing’, says BJP; also questions her claims on 1984 anti-Sikh riots

New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) The BJP on Tuesday accused Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi of downplaying the Emergency and shielding the Nehru-Gandhi family from public scrutiny through her newly released memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. Launching a sharp attack, BJP national spokesperson C.R. Kesavan said the book would have been more appropriately titled “Whitewashing”.
“Sonia Gandhi could have titled her memoir ‘Whitewashing’ instead of ‘Belonging’, because the motive of this book appears to be sugar-coating the historical wrongs perpetrated by the Nehru-Gandhi family and camouflaging the cardinal sins committed by the Congress party,” Kesavan said on the day the memoir was released.
Meanwhile, BJP leader H.S. Phoolka disputed Sonia Gandhi’s claims about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging that her account contradicted official records, particularly regarding the deployment of the Army following Indira Gandhi’s assassination on October 31, 1984.
Questioning her account of Operation Blue Star and the subsequent violence, Phoolka maintained that the Army was formally called in only on the evening of November 1 and reached the affected areas in significant numbers on November 2.
He also cited the Misra Commission’s findings on the availability of Army personnel in Delhi.
“The Misra Commission stated that 5,000 Army personnel were available within Delhi, but they were not deployed. It stated that had they been deployed, the lives of 2,000 Sikhs could have been saved,” he said.
Phoolka also challenged Sonia Gandhi’s account of Indira Gandhi’s alleged remorse following Operation Blue Star, the military operation conducted at the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar in June 1984.
Citing his appearances before commissions and committees, he said he possessed documentary records that contradict Gandhi's "misleading" claims.
BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari said the memoir showed that “‘B’, which stands for Babri, resides in her heart”, referring to Gandhi’s acknowledgement of vote-bank politics. However, he questioned the absence of any reference to the Bofors scandal.
“The country witnessed corruption in the Bofors scam, but the Gandhi-Vadra family remains silent on it. Vote-bank politics and corruption are habits of the Gandhi-Vadra family, and they will lose again in 2029,” Bhandari said.
BJP leaders also questioned Gandhi’s references to the demolition of the Babri Masjid, accusing her of selective concern over communal violence and terrorism. “She says she cried for Babri Masjid. Did Sonia Gandhi shed even a drop of tear when gurdwaras were targeted and thousands of innocent people were killed during the 1984 Sikh massacre?” a BJP leader asked.
Kesavan also referred to the controversy surrounding the Congress leadership’s response to the 2008 Batla House encounter and questioned whether Gandhi had expressed similar concern for security personnel killed in the fight against terrorism. “Did Sonia Gandhi cry for the innocent lives lost in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, which happened under the Congress government? Will her book answer why the Congress-led UPA government failed to retaliate,” he questioned.UNI VS AAB
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