US Senator Pat Toomey claims '1984 is one of the darkest years of Indian history'

US Senator Pat Toomey has claimed that "1984 is one of the darkest years of Indian history". On October 31, 1984, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was murdered by her Sikh bodyguards. Subsequently, an anti-Sikh riot broke out in Delhi and other areas, according to reports.

Everybody in the world was aware of what was going on in India and it was one of the darkest years in the nation's history, Senator Toomey alleged.

US senator for Pennsylvania Toomey said that such horrendous crimes against the Sikh people or any other ethnic group must not be carried out. Anybody who goes against this should be held responsible for their actions, he claimed.

FAQs:

1. What did the US Senator say?
   US Senator Pat Toomey said, "this remembrance ensures that we do not ever commit such horrendous crimes against the Sikh people or any other ethnic group."
2. How did Sikhs help during the COVID-19 pandemic?
   Pat Toomey said on the Senate floor how many Sikh individuals came forward to help during the pandemic to help others by delivering masks, groceries, and other much-needed supplies to every human being.