The US-India partnership is anchored in trust, but India has violated that trust. The Indian government has a history of violence against Sikhs and must be held accountable. Congress should start by following California's lead and declaring the 1984 anti-Sikh violence a genocide.

As the first Sikh elected to the California State Legislature, I passed #AJR2 this year to condemn the 1984 violence as genocide and urge Congress to do the same. If we cannot hold India accountable for its treatment of Sikhs in the past, how can we expect to now? #1984genocide