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CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 wednesday | 11 november 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Justice hard to come by for ’84 riot victims Sea safety, grain & energy flow: India pushes for Ukraine peace despite several probes: Sonia in memoir Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service Admits to Cong workers being among those accused; delay in deployment of Army ‘Modi avoids eye contact, DeMo proved autocracy’ Shekhar Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 10 More than four decades after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has acknowledged that justice has largely eluded the victims despite four commissions, nine committees and two special investigation teams being constituted to probe the violence. She also admitted that Congress workers were among those accused of instigating or directing the violence that folllowed the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, released on Tuesday, Sonia also refers to criminal cases against RSS members, questions the administration’s failure to stop the massacre and recounts the delay in deploying the Army as mobs killed more than 2,000 Sikhs in Delhi alone. The memoir also reveals an alleged plot to kill the entire Gandhi family during Diwali celebrations a week before Indira’s assassination on October 31, 1984, and Sonia’s desperate attempt to prevent Rajiv Gandhi from becoming Prime Minister, fearing that Shekhar Singh Tribune News Service PM Narendra Modi walks past Sonia Gandhi in Parliament. FILE DETAILED COVERAGE BACK PAGE he would be the next target. Revisiting one of the darkest chapters in independent India’s history, Sonia writes that several individuals, many of them Congress members, faced criminal proceedings for allegedly instigating or directing the 1984 violence. Cases were also registered against RSS members who participated in the killings, she says. Of the hundreds of FIRs registered, four or five led to the arrest of Congress workers, according to her account. Even after successive continued on page 7 Sonia’s bid to shield Gandhi family over anti-Sikh riots: BJP Rinku Behera Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 10 The BJP on Tuesday slammed Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi over her account of the 1984 antiSikh riots, accusing her of attempting to shield the Gandhi family from responsibility for one of the darkest chapters in India’s history. continued on page 7 New Delhi, November 10 Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said despite Narendra Modi having served as Prime Minister for more than 12 years, the two have had practically no meaningful personal interaction. “He tends to look away, avoiding eye contact,” she writes in her memoir. She says they generally exchange a formal ‘namaste’ during gatherings of political leaders at the end of Parliament sessions, unlike the cordial relations that once existed between leaders across party lines. Sonia recalls that PM Modi occasionally enquired about her health after her hospitalisation, asking, “Theek hain, aap?” to which she replied, “Jee, ab main theek hoon, shukriya.” But their political differences, she makes clear, extend far beyond personal relations. “We come from different ideological worlds; his idea of this country is vastly different from continued on page 7 ‘PRANAB SHOCKED ME WITH PM AMBITION HINT’ (Pranab Mukherjee) ❝ On one occasion, in 2010… hethat perhaps it was shocked me with the suggestion time for a change at the top, which I understood as a hint of his long-held desire to become Prime Minister. ‘KNEW NATION WAS SAFE IN MANMOHAN’S HANDS’ ❝ Aside from all his accomplishments… what I knew best about Dr Singh was he had a kind and compassionate heart, and his integrity was unquestionable… I knew that our beloved country would be safe in his hands. ‘NOTICED US EX-PREZ CLINTON SIZING UP WOMEN’ The Lewinsky had subsided by then, but ❝habits die hard;scandalreception by PM Vaipayee in old at the his (Bill Clinton’s) honour, I noticed him surreptitiously sizing up the more striking women present. Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including four-page Jalandhar Tribune. c m y b New Delhi, November 10 India on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to a peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and proposed a threepoint framework as an immediate confidence-building measure, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. Jaiswal’s remarks came as two-day trilateral talks involving Russia, the US and Ukraine began in Abu Dhabi. As part of its diplomatic Proposes 3-point agenda as Russia-US-Ukraine talks begin in Abu Dhabi efforts to support peace initiatives, India has suggested three humanitarian-focused measures. These include ensuring the safety of commercial shipping in the Black Sea region, addressing the immediate concerns of both countries over energy and grain exports, and exploring non-aggression possibilities and pacts to prevent further escalation and pro- Registering Waris Pb De may risk sovereignty: EC Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 10 The Election Commission on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that it had received “grave and highly sensitive” inputs against the Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), and that registering the outfit as a political party could adversely affect the country’s sovereignty and integrity. The poll panel said that while the registration plea was under consideration, it received inputs in July alleging that the outfit was “rooted in separatism”, had been founded by individuals detained under the National Security Act (NSA), and RETD OFFICIALS UNDER POLL CODE CURBS The EC has said curbs applicable to serving government employees under the model code of conduct will also apply to retired officials and other individuals engaged by state and UT governments. INSIDE raised grave concerns about its allegiance to India’s sovereignty, unity and integrity. The EC said though the Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) gave a positive verification report about the organisation on April 27, the objection about the outfit’s “separatist roots” was received on July 9, and the CEO continued on page 7 tect critical infrastructure. Jaiswal said India had consistently advocated a shift from continued hostilities to sustained diplomatic engagement. New Delhi remained in regular contact with both sides as well as other international stakeholders, he added. Diplomatic activity gathered momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday. Following the conversation, External continued on page 7 False: India rejects lawsuit by Pannun NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday dismissed as “fabricated” allegations levelled against NSA Ajit Doval and ex-R&AW chief Samant Goel in a civil lawsuit filed by Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in a US court. Earlier, the US delivered lawsuit summons to the Indian side. INSIDE CISCE Classes XII, X examsfromFeb9,15 NEW DELHI: The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) on Tuesday said Class X and XII examinations would begin from February 15 and 9, respectively. A total of 3.79 lakh students will appear in both exams. — TNS