Baku: "The identity of Sikhs has been erased from India's Constitution," stated Ramesh Singh Arora, Punjab Government Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs, at an international conference titled 'Racism and Violence Against Sikhs and Other National Minorities in India: The Reality on the Ground.' The conference, dedicated to addressing the Indian government's policies against ethnic minorities, was organized by the Baku Initiative Group, as reported by APA.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, Arora highlighted that the deep-rooted violence against Sikhs is a result of political opportunism, state repression, and the denial of Sikh identity and national aspirations. Article 25 of the Indian Constitution, which fails to recognize Sikhs, Buddhists, and other groups as separate religions or communities, instead presenting them as branches of Hinduism, was specifically cited as a constitutional erasure of Sikh identity.

Arora further elaborated that the application of this article has been accompanied by extreme violence against Sikhs over the past several decades. He criticized the Indian state's approach, which he described as militarization and human rights violations, rather than engaging in dialogue and adopting constructive measures. A prominent example cited was the 1984 'Operation Blue Star,' during which the Indian army attacked the Golden Temple, a revered Sikh shrine, resulting in significant violence against the Sikh community.