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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 September 2023 and 15 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): KarthikVetri ( article contribs). Peer reviewers: DubiousDoubt, Mikamek1, J2singh, Terrindeep.

— Assignment last updated by NavyBear314 ( talk) 14:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC) reply

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Smaran ollo (
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There is some wrong details about the participants of poltical parties only INC and RSS done it.

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) ( Talk) 10:56, 11 March 2024 (UTC) reply

This edit request to 1984 anti-Sikh genocide has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

2A02:C7C:D5FC:C000:A5F3:53A6:D99:92AF (
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it anti-Sikh genocide instead of anti sikh riots

 Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. '''[[ User:CanonNi]]''' ( talk| contribs) 09:38, 14 April 2024 (UTC) reply

I also want to make the same change but it is specially specified not to do that unless it is discussed in the talk page. "Reliable sources use the term "riots"; do not change, especially to "genocide", until a consensus for the change is reached after discussion on the talk page." Girlwisdom ( talk) 19:00, 26 May 2024 (UTC) reply

I also want to make the same change but it is specially specified not to do that unless it is discussed in the talk page. "| title = 1984 anti-Sikh riots