Chandigarh, Jan 24 (IANS) Punjab BJP leader Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Saturday condemned the Congress for celebrating the relief granted to its leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, calling it a “disgraceful and insensitive act that has once again exposed the party’s historic complicity and moral bankruptcy on the issue of justice for Sikh victims”.He said such celebrations “are not only an insult to the memory of those who lost their lives in 1984 but also a direct assault…
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New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) After a Delhi court acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with the alleged killings of two persons during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, family members of the victims broke down in front of the court premises. Pronouncing a brief order, Special Judge Digvijay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts acquitted 78-year-old Sajjan Kumar in connection with the alleged killings of two Sikhs, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh, in Delhi’s Janakpuri, and another in…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in connection with the alleged killings of two Sikhs, Sohan Singh and his son-in-law Avtar Singh, in Delhi’s Janakpuri, and another incident in Vikaspuri where one Gurcharan Singh was allegedly set ablaze, during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Pronouncing a brief order, Special Judge Digvijay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts acquitted 78-year-old Sajjan Kumar.The case pertained to allegations of violence durin…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday in the Janakpuri violence case linked to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar. The case pertains to allegations of violence during the riots that followed the assassination of then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.The trial in the matter concluded on September 23 last year, after which the court reserved its verdict on December 22.During the final stages of the proce…