In an interview with NDTV's Marya Shakil, Minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri slammed Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Sikhs that he made during an event in Herndon, Virginia. The Lok Sabha leader of the opposition said that there was a fight in India regarding religious freedoms for all communities including Sikhs. Mr Puri called this statement bonkers and further added that his family held office when the 1984 Sikh riots took place.