1984 anti-Sikh riots: BJP leader asks Pb Cong, Amarinder Singh to break silence on SIT reopening 7 cases

BJP leader Tarun Chugh on Tuesday asked the Punjab Congress and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to "break their silence" on a Special Investigation Team (SIT), set up by the Home Ministry, deciding to reopen seven 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases where the accused were either acquitted or the trial closed.

The BJP national secretary alleged that Congress leader Kamal Nath, now Madhya Pradesh chief minister, has time and again been accused of leading a mob outside a gurudwara.

"Not only the Sikhs but the entire Punjabi community is looking up to Capt Amarinder Singh. He always harps on his resignation from the Congress after Operation Blue Star, but has always defended the perpetrators of 1984 Sikh killings," Chugh said.

He said with home ministry giving nod to reopen the case, "one can hope for justice which has been eluding the Sikh community for over three decades."