Sikhs hold protest rally against Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

Angry over the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riots case, a large number of Sikhs today held a protest rally here.

The Sikhs marched from a Gurdwara to Subedar Joginder Singh rotary here and held a rally in front of the district administration complex.

Sikhs belonging to various outfits including Khalsa Action Committee, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and others protested the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar by a Delhi court.

The protesters also raised anti-Congress slogans and burnt an effigy of Kumar before dispersing.