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Honoring Victims of the 1984 Anti-Sikh Pogroms and Massacre, and Honored Political Prisoners in India Today Including Mr. Surat Singh Khalsa

Floor Speech

Date: June 3, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Affairs Arts, Entertainment, and History

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Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, today, I want to honor those killed during the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms and massacre. November 2014 marked the 30 year anniversary of the horrific anti-Sikh pogroms, which claimed the lives of thousands of Sikhs throughout India in the first week of November 1984. I ask that this Congress remember those who were killed that tragic week.

I also ask that this Congress honor the struggle of many political prisoners in India today, including Mr. Surat Singh Khalsa, who is currently under house arrest, on a hunger strike and in very poor health. Today, we should reflect on his advocacy for the rights of political prisoners, support his right to free speech and ask for his release.

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