Kalka and Kahlon condemn BJP MPs’ participation in Sajjan Kumar’s condolence meeting
New Delhi August 29, 2026
President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Harmeet Singh Kalka, and general secretary Jagdeep Singh Kahlon today strongly condemned the participation of three BJP members of parliament from Delhi in the condolence meeting of Sajjan Kumar, a key accused in the 1984 anti-sikh massacre.
Addressing a joint press conference here, Kalka said that the wounds of the 1984 massacre are still fresh in the hearts of the sikh community. Both leaders said that the participation of public representatives in the condolence meeting of such a person was deeply hurtful to sikh sentiments. He asserted that the delhi sikh gurdwara management committee could not accept such an act under any circumstances and strongly condemned it.
Both recalled that when Congress MP Bhupinder Sicgh Hooda had earlier made a statement concerning Sajjan Kumar, the delhi sikh gurdwara management committee had strongly opposed it and held a protest, following which he had to apologise. “If an apology had to be tendered for a wrong statement in respect for the sentiments of the sikh community, then equally strong cognisance must be taken of the conduct of the members of parliament who attended the condolence meeting of a key accused in the 1984 massacre,” he said.
Kalka and Kahlon said that the sikh community continues to remember the efforts made by the earlier BJP leadership in seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 massacre. He said leaders such as late Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj had stood alongside the sikh community during candlelight marches held for the victims of 1984. He also recalled that the country’s present Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, had participated in the programme held during the construction of the 1984 memorial.
He said that after the BJP government came to power at the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the 1984 cases. This resulted in several cases that had been closed being reopened and accused persons such as Sajjan Kumar being brought to justice. “The sikh community can never forget such efforts,” he said.
Kalka and Kalhon said he also could not forget the occasion when victims of the 1984 massacre, including Bibi Jagdish Kaur and Jagshir Singh, were invited by the Prime Minister to his office. At the time, DSGMC President Manjit Singh GK and general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa were also present. The Prime Minister had asked the victims what more could be done by the Central Government following the constitution of the SIT.
“In contrast, the fact that three MPs of the same BJP attended Sajjan Kumar’s condolence meeting today is extremely painful and unacceptable to sikh sentiments,” Sardar Kalka said. He demanded that the BJP’s central leadership clarify whether the MPs attended the gathering as part of the party’s policy or whether it was their personal decision.
According to Kalka and Kahlon the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee had immediately discharged its responsibility in the matter by convening a meeting of the entire DSGMC team. He said that none of the DSGMC members supported the action and, instead, unanimously condemned it.
He said that in a video released on social media by Manjit Singh GK, an attempt had been made to target the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee rather than question the conduct of the BJP MPs. He questioned why those who, until yesterday, described the BJP and its leaders as being opposed to the Sikh community had suddenly changed their position today.
Kalka and Kahlon said that even during the farmers’ agitation on Delhi’s borders, when Sikh congregations from Punjab and across the country were engaged in serving the protesting farmers, certain people had attempted to develop proximity with the BJP. He said that those who had engaged in political bargaining while standing behind the sikh community would now have to answer the questions being raised by the Sikh sangat.
He asserted that the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee was not the private property of any political party, but a religious institution established to serve the sangat of Delhi and safeguard the interests and issues of the Sikh community. Both leaders said that the first and foremost responsibility of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee was, and would remain, towards the Delhi sangat and the Panth.