The Rouse Avenue court in Delhi has acquitted BJP Leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Manjit Singh GK and other accused in a 12-year-old case linked with the allegations of organising a protest outside the All India Congress Committee (AICC) against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday allowed plea of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar who sought a direction for two media houses for place on record certified copies of some news reports published between November 2 to November 11, 1984.
Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar denied the charges levelled against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. He stated before a Rouse Avenue court that he was not present at the site of the riots and was falsely implicated.
His comments followed the Delhi Court's decision to sentence Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to jail in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Cheema also accused the BJP of taking "false credit," asserting that it was the Supreme Court that had constituted the committee for the case.
Earlier in the day, a Delhi court sentenced Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in connection with the killing of a father-son duo in the Saraswati Vihar area during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This followed his conviction on February 12 for their murders.
"I think this punishment has come very late--it has been almost 43 years since the incident. After 40-43 years, justice is no longer justice; it becomes a mere formality. But better late than never. I thank the lawyers who supported us in this fight. However, I think life imprisonment is muc
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of misleading the public, stating that they have "decided to spread lies." and criticized the party for previously placing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's portrait alongside those of BR Ambedkar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh, callin
"Sajjan Kumar has been awarded life imprisonment. I thank Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for constituting the SIT and reopening the case. These cases were closed for 35 years, and people like Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler, and Kamal Nath continued to roam freely as C