Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, accusing the opposition party of "rubbing salt into the wounds" of victims by organising a political rally on the anniversary of the massacre.

Addressing a gathering in Chandigarh, Shah recalled the horrors of the violence that unfolded following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

"On November 1, 1984, thousands of Sikhs were brutally murdered in Delhi during riots incited by the Congress party. Thousands were burned alive. Many Sikhs were forced to abandon everything and flee. Countless children were left orphaned, many women were widowed, and many f...