SAD to Centre: Ensure justice for kin of 1984 riot victims

The Shiromani Akali Dal today urged the Centre to ensure that justice is being served to the kin of innocent Sikhs killed in Delhi and other parts of the country during November 1984 riots.
In a resolution passed by the Core committee of the party at a meeting held here under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Party President Sukhbir Singh Badal, the party expressed grave concern over the fact that even after more than three decades, the culprits have not been punished as per the expectation of the aggrieved families.
The party also demanded that along with exemplary punishment to the guilty, the Union government should also expose the complete "conspiracy" hatched at the behast of Congress party, the resolution stated.

Party Secretary and Spokesman Daljeet Singh Cheeman said that the core committee appreciated the strong efforts put in by the Punjab Chief Minister as well as the Deputy Chief Minister for maintaining peace and communal harmony in the state.
The committee reassured the people of the state that SAD will not allow any body to disturb the hard-earned peace of Punjab at any cost, Cheeman said.
The committee also appealed to the people of the state to be beware of the nefarious designs of certain anti-social elements, who are hell bent on disturbing peace in the state, he said.

He further said that the core committee also lauded various decisions taken by the state government to ensure peace and communal harmony in the state.

In an important decision taken by the core committee, the party will hold "Sadhbhawna Rally" in each district of Punjab.
Giving details of the rallies, Cheeman said that first such rally will be organized at Bathinda on November 23, followed by Moga on November 28, in Gurdaspur on December 1, Jalandhar December 4, Tarn Taran December 7 and Sri Amritsar on December 20.
The schedule for the remaining district will be announced later on.
The core committee also appreciated the procurement of paddy as well as the distribution of relief for cotton to the affected farmers, the statement said.
In a special resolution passed in the meeting, the core committee facilitated the Chief Minister as well as the Deputy chief Minister for the successful completion of Progressive Punjab Summit-2015 and praised the hard work and efforts done by the Deputy CM to make it is successful, the statement added.