The Bharatiya Janata Party is holding a conclave titled 'Zakhm 84 De' in Chandigarh today, Wednesday, November 4, to place the 1984 anti-Sikh massacre, the decades-long fight for justice and the rehabilitation of affected families before younger generations, according to the party's announcement. Punjab BJP chief Kewal Singh Dhillon announced the event at a press conference in Ludhiana.

The programme features six sessions — an inaugural session, four thematic sessions and a concluding session — alongside an exhibition documenting the massacre through photographs and accounts of incidents. Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who represented victims in proceedings involving the Sajjan Kumar case before the High Court and the Supreme Court, will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural session.

In the first thematic session, 'When and How Did the Massacre Take Place?', survivors will recount their experiences. The second session, 'Was the Massacre a Conspiracy?', will feature senior Supreme Court advocate H.S. Phoolka, who pursued victims' cases for decades, former National Commission for Minorities chairman Tarlochan Singh, and BJP national spokesperson R.P. Singh. The third session, 'Murder of Justice', will focus on allegations of delayed justice, destruction of evidence and political patronage for the accused — presented here as the conclave's own session framing, not as established findings. The fourth session, 'Punishing the Guilty: BJP's Efforts', will examine the party's stated role in pursuing accountability.

The concluding session will focus on rehabilitation of affected families, with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini outlining measures taken by BJP-led governments. Dhillon said the event seeks to place the victims' suffering, their pursuit of justice and the question of accountability before a wider audience, and that the exhibition would give younger visitors a visual record of the tragedy.

The 1984 anti-Sikh massacre followed the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards; violence in Delhi and elsewhere left thousands dead, and survivors and families have spent decades seeking prosecutions, compensation and rehabilitation. Politically, the conclave falls on the same day the Congress launches its 2027 campaign with its 'Insaaf Rally' in Sangrur — a sign of both national parties stepping up activity in Punjab ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.