INLD MP demands apex court panel on 1984 riots
December 14th, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) An impassioned plea for setting up a Supreme Court committee on 1984 anti-Sikh riots was made in the Rajya Sabha Monday with Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) MP Tarlochan Singh saying that the Sikh community would not forget the atrocities committed on them even in 100 years.
“We want justice. How long do you want us to wait for justice,” he asked in response to Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s statement on his calling attention motion on the riots.
“The issue will never die down,” Tarlochan Singh, former member of the National Minorities Commission, said.
Chidambaram in his statement said 41 people had been sentenced to life terms, two to five-10 years of imprisonment, 114 to three-five years imprisonment and 115 to jail terms below three years for their role in the 1984 riots.
About 3,000 people had lost their lives in the anti-Sikh riots that followed the assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
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