SIT formed by government on 84 riots put balm on victims: BJP

Expressing satisfaction over a trial court judgement awarding death penalty to a convict and life imprisonment to another in a case pertaining to the 1984 killing of Sikhs the BJP on Wednesday said the SIT formed by its government at the Centre was responsible for the convictionsThe party also accused the Congress of trying its best to deny justice to Sikhs in the case and said the union government will continue to ensure that the trial is undertaken in a fair manner without any influence or interferenceToday because of this judicial closure in at least two cases some sort of balm has been made available for those who have been suffering for the last 3035 years and the government will continue to ensure that the trial is undertaken in a fair manner without any influence or interference Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told a press conference at the party headquartersWe are satisfied with the court verdict he addedThe BJP leader said that there was no role of the government in the process of justice and it was ensuring that the SIT probes the matter honestlyI can assure you that the inquiry by SIT will continue honestly and every necessary action will be taken he saidAccusing the Congress of doing everything to deny justice to the Sikh community he said it was because the party wanted to save its own peopleOn behalf of the party I say with a full sense of responsibility that the available evidence clearly shows that the Congress ensured in the last more than 30 years that no fair investigation or trial took place to bring the culprits to book The eight to 10 committees formed were only an eyewash he saidIt was essential that in such a worst massacre not only in Delhi but across the country Sikhs are given justice he saidPrasad challenged the Congress to cite one instance where it tried its best to give justice to the victimsHe said Rajiv Gandhi the then Prime Minister had justified the killings of Sikhs by saying when a big banyan tree falls the earth shakesThere cant be a more irresponsible statement than this Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had apologised and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on one or two occasions had spoken but till date the Congress party has not publicly dissociated itself from that statement of Rajiv Gandhi he saidOnly regret and tokenism by Rahul Gandhi is not sufficient Congress will have to answer whether the statement made by Rajiv Gandhi was correct or not Why does Congress not come openly and put forth its point of view It should also clarify why Kamal Nath was removed as Congress Punjab in charge within 10 days of his appointment he askedIn the second such conviction leading to capital punishment in the 1984 antiSikh riots a trial court on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to a man after holding him guilty of murder while another person was given life imprisonment in the caseCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever