00:00And some more news coming in on one hand. Rahul Gandhi is in Sangroor in Punjab for the Punjab elections
00:06campaigning for the Congress Party.
00:07On the other hand, the BJP has launched a counter campaign. This is a day-long conclave has been launched
00:15by the BJP, which is to commemorate the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
00:20So it's titled Wounds of 1984. And this is the BJP's big anti-Sikh riots conclave, which is being held
00:29in Punjab.
00:29BJP puts clear on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots just before the elections.
00:35And this is a campaign against the Congress Party. And the anti-Sikh riots victims' families are attending this BJP
00:42conclave.
00:42It's a day-long conclave. And the BJP has named it Wounds of 1984.
00:46Legal voices, survivors and victims have gathered at this BJP event.
00:51Remember, this comes just days after there was a padhyatra, which was taken out by the BJP on November 1st
00:56to commemorate the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
00:59It was also a counter rally to the Ramlila Maidan rally of the opposition.
01:04And now today, it's holding a day-long conclave in Punjab on the very day when Rahul Gandhi himself is
01:10in the state.
01:16BJP has organized a conclave on 1984 riots. And they're saying, why is Congress not talking about insaf or justice
01:25to 1984 victims?
01:27Now, we saw both these parties against each other, especially when Congress Party had organized the India Block Delhi Chalo
01:36rally in Ramlila Maidan.
01:38But now again, they have now initiated this particular photo exhibition, a day-long conclave in 1984.
01:46And this is where what we'll try and show you is the pictures being put up here.
01:52HS Fulka and Aparna Singh are the ones who have put together this photo exhibition of 1984 riot victims.
02:00And this is where BJP upping the ante against Congress Party.
02:04Now, on its own part, the Congress is saying that BJP, even if combined with Akali Dal, is not even
02:12in competition.
02:12That the real competition is between the Ahmadi Party and the Congress.
02:17This actually doesn't leave BJP out.
02:20BJP, on the other hand, we've seen in the past few days, has pushed Ahmadi Party MLAs.
02:27Early in April, we saw seven Rajya Saba members move from Ahmadi Party towards the Safran Party.
02:33But here, this is the time where election season seems to be peaking just before Diwali.
02:39And what we see is an exhibition and raising of issue of the 1984 victims.
02:46With camera person Gunji, this is Kamal Reet Sandhu in Chandigarh for India Today.
02:51There is a lot of people who have been in the past few days.
03:41And my colleague Kamaljeet Sandhu is now joining us with more details on this.
03:46Kamaljeet, just days after we saw BJP's anti-Sikh riot, Paddyatra, in the national capital now,
03:51they have launched a day-long conclave on the same issue on the very day when Rahul Gandhi is in
03:56the state.
03:57Is this the BJP's strategy? Is this how they are going to counter the Congress Party's election campaign?
04:03In what is the high-octane elections in Punjab,
04:06the NIEs are definitely out as far as Congress as well as BJP are concerned now.
04:11Remember, Infast Rally is the one which was initiated by Congress Party.
04:15And before that, we've seen how BJP had actually gone to Khandroor and had talked about Nasa Mukti Yatra,
04:21they've been talking about law and order and drugs issues.
04:24This is something which has been raised even by Congress Party.
04:27But in another note, what we see is that BJP is trying to corner the Congress Party,
04:32especially with issues of 1984 Sikh riots.
04:35And this is where they say they want justice for them.
04:38And that is the core agenda of insaf, quote-unquote.
04:41And that is where what we see is a bitter war of words between the Congress Party and the BJP.
04:47Now, these are two opponents even on the national front.
04:49But back here, BJP is trying to actually corner in and become a major player as far as Punjab is
04:56concerned.
04:57Remember, there are just about two members out of 117 constituencies.
05:01Congress is at 18.
05:03So they're trying to actually establish themselves and obviously corner the Congress Party, especially on major issues.
05:11All right, Kamal Ji.
05:12Thank you for those details.
05:13So that's essentially what the BJP has strategized.
05:16They will be using the anti-Sikh riots of 1984 as a counter to the Congress Party's election campaign in
05:23Punjab.
05:24In fact, today, a day-long conclave is also being held in the state.
