Riots

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Protestors to agitate outside SC

New Delhi: Sikh groups plan to hold a protest outside the Supreme Court on Thursday against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-sikh riots case. Five others were convicted in the same case and the Karkardooma court is expected to hear arguments on the quantum of punishment later on Thursday. Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for...  

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SAD chief demands SIT probe

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to press for a Supreme Court-monitored SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in the capital. "We want that a Special Investigation Team be formed and it should probe the cases under the supervision of the Supreme Court. There are so many cases on which no action has been taken like the Nangloi case...  

1984 riots: SAD team to meet Pranab against Sajjan's acquittal

New Delhi: A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will be meeting President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday to submit a memorandum on the 1984 Delhi riots verdict acquitting Congress leader Sajjan Kumar of all charges. The delegation will be headed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Massive protests resumed last week after Kumar was acquitted of all charges. The CBI will also challenge before Delhi High Court the...  

Sukhbir slams Congress for 'shielding' 1984 culprits

Bathinda: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday slammed the Congress for "shielding the culprits" of 1984 anti-Sikh riots and termed as "shameful" the "denial" of justice to the victim families. Sukhbir launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing the party of denying justice to people who were "burnt alive on streets of Delhi" by "shielding Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler." He said a delegation led by...  

Anti-Sikh riots: CBI to appeal against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

New Delhi: The CBI will challenge before Delhi High Court the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by a city court as it has found "strong grounds" which could form basis of its petition. CBI sources said on Tuesday that the agency is likely to wait till the court pronounces its verdict on the quantum of sentence for those found guilty in the case....  

Video blog: The pen was mighty but the hands were trembling

CNN-IBN Correspondent Priyanka Dube's first person account of the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots verdict on Sajjan Kumar. ...

1984 Anti-Sikh riots verdict: The pen was mighty but the hands were trembling

Priyanka's Space |  Priyanka Dube

It was nothing like anything. The scenes that unfolded at the Karkardooma Court post 2:40 pm on 30th April 2013 were a bewildering reminder of ...

Anti-Sikh riots: Victim's fast against Sajjan enters 5th day

New Delhi: 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim Nirpreet Kaur's fast at Jantar Mantar against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a riots case entered the fifth day on Tuesday. Her blood pressure is down and her health has deteriorated, but Kaur has decided to carry on with her fast. Nirpreet said that her fast will be continue until the government fulfills her demand for a through investigation in the...  

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Protests against Sajjan Kumar near Parliament

New Delhi: Over 200 Sikhs on Monday staged a protest near Parliament blocking traffic for about an hour against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 riots case and demanding capital punishment for him. Holding placards and shouting slogans against Congress, the protesters, including women, squatted at Vijay Chowk which is just a few metres away from Parliament House where a large number of police personnel were...  

Sikh groups march towards 7RCR to protest against Sajjan's acquittal

New Delhi: Many people from the Sikh community protested against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in one of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in New Delhi on Sunday. They also clashed with police when it tried to stop them from marching towards the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 7RCR. The protesters had planned a march from Jantar Mantar to 7RCR but the police stopped them by barricading...  

Set up SIT to probe 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Victim writes to PM

New Delhi: An anti-Sikh riots victim, who is on an indefinite fast against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, on Saturday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 1984 riots. Nirpreet Kaur, who lost her father in the riots after the assassination of Indira Gandhi, began her fast on Friday protesting Kumar's acquittal in...  

Justice denied to Sikh community in 1984 riots case: BJP

New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Friday expressed solidarity with the Sikh community which is anguished over acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and accused Congress of failing to ensure punishment to the guilty. "I empathies with the community which feels betrayed as justice has not only been delayed but justice has been denied to them," Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel said. He said successive Congress governments...  

1984 anti-Sikh riots: AAP protests against Sajjan Kumar

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will protest in New Delhi on Friday against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The AAP has announced that it will protest at Jantar Mantar even though the police have not given the permission. According to the AAP, Nirpreet Kaur, who lost her father in the riots, is on an indefinite fast demanding justice at Jantar...  

1984 riots: AAP leaders to sit on fast with protesters in Delhi

New Delhi: In solidarity with their protest against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal will sit on a one-day fast in New Delhi on Friday along with the family members of the the 1984 anti-Sikh riots' victims. Besides Kejriwal, AAP leaders Manish Sidoda, Gopal Rai, Sanjay Singh and Kumar Vishwas will also sit on a fast with the families at Jantar...  

Sikh group offers a million dollars for Sajjan Kumar's conviction

New York: A US based Sikh rights group has announced a million-dollar reward for those individuals whose testimony and evidence may result in the conviction of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. The reward will be given to those individuals who will come forward with tips, evidence and testimony leading to the reversal of a Delhi court's judgement acquitting Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) announced. SFJ...  

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Protesters clash with police

New Delhi: Angry with the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in one of the cases relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Sikh protesters clashed with the police outside UPA chief Sonia Gandhi's residence 10, Janpath on Thursday morning. Shouting slogans and trying to break police barricades, the protesters also burned effigies outside Sonia's residence. The protest turned violent as the protesters clashed with the police. Many people from the Sikh...  

Gujarat riots: 'Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt is manipulator'

Ahmedabad: Supreme Court-appointed SIT, probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, on Wednesday claimed suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was not a "witness" in the complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, but a "manipulator". "Sanjiv Bhatt was never a witness to any meeting held by Chief Minister, but he is fabricating everything...(he) is manipulating and has conspired to play media card in building pressure groups to influence not only amicus curae...  

1984 riots: 'Court gave benefit of doubt to Sajjan Kumar'

New Delhi: The Delhi court that acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case on Tuesday did so as it felt that he should be given the benefit of doubt, the verdict has revealed. The court verdict, that was released on Wednesday, quoted District and Sessions Judge JR Aryan as saying, "In my view Sajjan Kumar deserves to be given the benefit of doubt." The court refused...  

Delhi Police has been a party to '84 Sikh killings: HS Phoolka

Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case has left those, who lost their kins in the massacre, aggrieved. HS Phoolka, who has been spearheading the legal battle for the riot victims, joined IBNLive readers in an interaction on the future of the case as they prepare to take the matter to higher courts. Q. Mr Phoolka, why is it that the police is not able to build a...  

Sajjan Kumar's acquittal: Angry Sikh protesters demand justice

Many people from the Sikh community came together in New Delhi on Wednesday to protest against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in one of the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. "We have been waiting for justice for 28 years despite all the witnesses in the case," said one of the protesters. ...