1984 Sikh carnage was wrong: Rahul

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi condemned the anti-Sikh violence in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi8217;s assassination, saying 8220;whatever happened was wrong8221;.

8220;The 1984 riots were wrong. I strongly condemn the carnage,8221; Rahul said at a news conference in response to a question on Operation Bluestar and the riots. 8220;There is no truth that there is hatred among Sikhs against the Congress party. I have travelled a lot and wherever I go and interact with them Sikhs, I find lots of love for us8230; When my grandmother lost elections in 1977, I saw with my own eyes many Sikhs assembling by her side at our residence, when many others had left her isolated. We cannot forget all this.8221;

Rahul said he and his family bore no ill-will against the community of 8220;which the whole country is proud of8221;.

Rahul reacted to BJP chief Rajnath Singh8217;s description of him as a 8220;bachcha8221; in politics. 8220;Yes, I am a bachcha. But then, 70 of the country8217;s population is bachcha. What kind of message is Rajnath Singh sending?8221;

In an interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV8217;s Walk the Talk, Rajnath Singh had said, 8220;I would not like to comment on Rahul at all, I consider Rahul a child8230; Maybe some politicians consider him a rival but as far as I8217;m concerned he is just like my child.8221;