[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 177 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MARKING THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH MASSACRE

  (Mr. NORCROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in solidarity with the 
south Jersey Sikh community. This month marks 38 years since anti-Sikh 
rioters in India massacred Sikhs over 3 days.
  The massacre was retaliation for the assassination of Indian Prime 
Minister Indira Gandhi. There were mass rapes and lynchings. Sikhs' 
homes and their businesses were destroyed, senselessly slaughtered for 
nothing more than their beliefs and their religion.
  Following the slaughter, some of the Sikhs chose to flee India. 
Today, many of them call south Jersey home. They built lives for 
themselves, contributing to the education, economic, religious, and 
cultural richness of our region.
  They also carry the knowledge of those dark days. They keep the names 
and the memories of those who were lost in those days very much alive.
  In memory of those Sikhs lost to this senseless violence between 
November 1 and 3 of 1984, and with respect to those who carry on their 
legacy in south Jersey today, I stand here in solidarity with my Sikh 
brothers and sisters.

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