The BJP has stepped up its attack on the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, over his recent remarks on the freedom of Sikhs. The BJP has listed several instances from the times of the Congress government to dub Congress as an anti-Sikh party right from the beginning. Party spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari pointed to Operation Bluestar and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots among other instances to attack the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.