Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Senior advocate and BJP leader H.S. Phoolka on Wednesday accused Congress leader Sonia Gandhi of attempting to absolve former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of responsibility for the 1984 anti-Sikh killings, challenging her to substantiate her account of the Army's delayed deployment in Delhi or apologise.
Phoolka, who has represented victims of the 1984 violence in courts for decades, alleged that Gandhi's account in her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', contradicted historical evidence and official inquiry records.
"In her book, she has attempted to give her own family a clean chit, even over the massacre of Sikhs," Phoolka said at a press conference in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
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