NEW DELHI, Oct 31:Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri recalled on the death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi the anti-Sikh riots that took place in Delhi and termed it as one of the “darkest blots” in the history of independent India.

In a series of posts on X, Puri also recalled a personal memory when his parents had to be rescued in time from his house in a South Delhi locality as violence raged across Delhi and several other cities.

“Today we observe the anniversary of one of the darkest blots in the history of independent India,” he said.

The BJP also shared in a series of posts on X the tales of trauma of the victims of the anti-Sikh riots.

“The trauma of 1984 still haunts the people who lived through it. Independent reports say nearly 16,000 Sikhs were killed acro

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