New Delhi, December 17: Soon after Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was awarded a life sentence in the anti-Sikh riots case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said the Congress is now paying for sins of 1984.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Shiromani Akali Dal on conviction of Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: We thank the court for giving us justice. Our fight will continue till Sajjan Kumar & Jagdish Tytler get a death sentence & Gandhi family is dragged to the court & put in jail. pic.twitter.com/TtfEXn4Qiz
— ANI (@ANI) December 17, 2018
Welcoming the verdict of the high court, he said: “The legacy of the 1984 injustice hangs around the neck of the Congress and Gandhi family.”
I welcome Delhi High Court verdict convicting Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots case.
It has been a very long n painful wait for innocent victims who were murdered by those in power.
Nobody involved in any riot should be allowed to escape no matter how powerful the individual maybe.— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2018
“It has been a very long and painful wait for innocent victims who were murdered by those in power. Nobody involved in any riot should be allowed to escape no matter how powerful the individual maybe,” tweeted the Delhi Chief Minister.
AAP MP Bhagwant Maan said: “There was a long delay in the verdict. Many people died waiting for justices. We are also questioning the Congress choice of Kamal Nath for the Madhya Pradesh CM. There was protest in Punjab when he was made the state in-charge and he was recalled. Which means the Congress accepts that he is one of the responsible persons for the riots, which I term as genocide. Congress should have taken decisions to distance itself from the accused much earlier and not wait for the court judgements. This is adding salt to our wounds by selecting Kamal Nath. The wounds are not healed.”
Akali leader Prem Singh Chandumajra also expressed satisfaction over the High Court verdict against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, asking the House to unanimously applaud the decision.
