Sikhs have made biggest sacrifices for nation: Amit Shah
Amit Shah said on Friday, even as he listed out the measures taken by the Modi government for the benefit of the community.
The Citizenship Amendment Act has opened the way to Indian citizenship for the Sikhs who were tortured in neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan, Shah said, addressing an event organised by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
The amendment to the Citizenship Act of 1955 passed by Parliament in 2019 is yet to be implemented, as rules have not been framed. The amendment makes it easier to get Indian citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who entered the country on or before December 31, 2014 from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Shah said victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots got justice after the Modi government came to power in 2014.
«No one was punished in those riots until the Modi government assumed office. Many inquiry commissions were formed but did not yield results.
But Modi formed a SIT (special investigation team), reopened 300 cases and started sending those who were guilty to jail,» he said. Shah said the families of 3,328 victims of the 1984 riots got compensation.
He praised the Sikh community for moving forward taking both religion and karma equally.
«Be it India's freedom struggle, fight against the Mughals or fight against Britishers, partition or sacrificing for the country, the Sikh community has always been number one,» the home minister said.
