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Sajjan Kumar moves SC against conviction in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case; survivors' lawyer files caveat
• 6 years agoSajjan 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 • 6 years agoThe 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 • 6 years agoThe 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 • 7 years agoRahul 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 • 7 years agoRahul, 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
• 8 years agoThe 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
• 8 years agoOn 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
• 8 years agoCongress 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 • 8 years agoOn 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 • 9 years agoAAP leader questions Kamal Nath's clean chit, accusing him of perpetrating violence against Sikhs in 1984 riots.