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Sajjan Kumar moves SC against conviction in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case; survivors' lawyer files caveat
•Sajjan Kumar was convicted and sentenced to life for the remainder of his life by the high court on 17 December in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Raj Nagar area.
Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case; Delhi HC reverses Congress leader's acquittal citing 'abject failure by agencies'
Fp Staff •The Delhi High Court on Monday reversed the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to life. The court observed that there had been an "abject failure" by the agencies investigating the riots as a trial court had ordered Kumar's acquittal earlier.
Sajjan Kumar convicted: Delhi High Court says perpetrators of 1984 anti-Sikh riots 'enjoyed political patronage'; read full judgment
Fp Staff •The Delhi High Court on Monday reversed the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, sentencing him to life. The bench observed that there had been an "abject failure" by the agencies investigating the riots.
1984 anti-Sikh pogrom: In his bid to whitewash Congress' sins, Rahul Gandhi has ended up reopening old wounds
Sreemoy Talukdar •Rahul Gandhi's statement denying Congress involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence has faced tremendous backlash.
Rahul Gandhi denies Congress' involvement in 1984-anti Sikh riots; BJP says Congress chief has undone everything
Fp Staff •Rahul, responding to a question on the Sikh riots at the UK Parliament meeting, said, "I have no confusion in my mind about that. It was a tragedy, it was a painful experience. You say that the Congress party was involved in that, I don't agree."
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Allahabad HC seeks UP govt's reply on plea over compensation for victims
•The Allahabad High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the state have not been adequately compensated.
Operation Bluestar anniversary: Pro-Khalistan slogans raised in Golden Temple complex
•On the 33rd anniversary of Operation Bluestar, Pro-Khalistan slogans were raised by Sikh hardliners in the premises of the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar on Tuesday
1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Jagdish Tytler refuses to undergo polygraph test
•Congress leader Jagdish Tytler refused to undergo a lie detection test in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which he was given a clean chit by the CBI on three occasions
1984, In Memory and Imagination review: Fiction fails to evoke what non-fiction can
Manik Sharma •On the whole, 1984: In Memory and Imagination is an important book for the simple fact that a number of personal accounts and reportage can be read side by side, making for a unified text that regards and presents fact tempered with an emotional tenor.
Congress is rewarding Kamal Nath for his role in 1984 riots, says AAP
Ians •AAP leader questions Kamal Nath's clean chit, accusing him of perpetrating violence against Sikhs in 1984 riots.