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- The Wall of Truth (Punjabi: ਸੱਚ ਦੀ ਕੰਧ, ISO: Sacca dī kandha, Hindi: सच की दीवार) is a memorial in New Delhi, India, for Sikhs killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The memorial is located in Lutyens' Delhi at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib complex near the Parliament of India. The foundation stone was laid in June 2013, the construction work began in November 2014 and the memorial was inaugurated on 15 January 2017. The monument complex is also known as the 'Sikh Genocide Memorial'. It has been built under the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee. After a long wait, The memorial of 1984 Sikh massacre at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib premises “Wall of Truth” was dedicated to humanity after three and a half years of hard work and a cost of Rs 2.25 crore. While there were three memorials of Indira Gandhi in Delhi before this, there was no memorial of the Sikhs killed in the massacre. 88 accused were sentenced to 3 to 5 years for the Trilokpuri riots that killed Sikhs The names include Sikh soldiers killed during the riots, and the names of three people from the Hindu and Muslim community who had been killed for shielding Sikhs during the riots. The riots had been triggered by assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The Wall of Truth also lists the names of "all Sikhs killed world over in hate crimes, be it in North American countries of the US and Canada, including those killed in Oak Creek Gurdwara in Milwaukee" and Afghanistan. It also includes the names of Sikhs killed in incidents such as the Chittisinghpura massacre. (en)
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- The memorial of 1984 Sikh massacre at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib premises “Wall of Truth” was dedicated to humanity after three and a half years of hard work and a cost of Rs 2.25 crore. (en)
- The memorial of 1984 Sikh massacre at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib premises (en)
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- The Wall of Truth (Punjabi: ਸੱਚ ਦੀ ਕੰਧ, ISO: Sacca dī kandha, Hindi: सच की दीवार) is a memorial in New Delhi, India, for Sikhs killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The memorial is located in Lutyens' Delhi at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib complex near the Parliament of India. The foundation stone was laid in June 2013, the construction work began in November 2014 and the memorial was inaugurated on 15 January 2017. The monument complex is also known as the 'Sikh Genocide Memorial'. It has been built under the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee. (en)
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