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Topic1984 anti-Sikh riots

Topic: 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Media revisits 1984, and Priyanka Gandhi in a new role?

Simrin Sirur -
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How Sajjan Kumar got away with ‘conspiracy to commit murder’ five years ago

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Why did a Delhi trial court clear Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case? We take a closer look at the judgment.

The 4 who never gave up the fight, and succeeded in putting Sajjan Kumar in jail

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Lawyers H.S. Phoolka & R.S. Cheema, and 1984 victims Jagdish Kaur & Nirpreet Kaur were key in the legal battle that sent Sajjan Kumar to jail for life.

Sajjan Kumar, the powerful Jat leader who remained untouched by 1984 riots for 25 years

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Sajjan Kumar was a key player in Delhi politics before public outcry forced Congress to deny him a Lok Sabha ticket in 2009.

The long-winding path of justice and the confusion with tenses

Rupanwita Bhattacharjee -
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Sajjan Kumar convicted after 34 years: Justice at last or does delay render it meaningless?

ThePrint Team -
Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi High Court overturned...

In Sajjan Kumar verdict, Delhi HC brings up ‘mass killings’ in Gujarat, Mumbai & UP

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Delhi High Court says lack of a law against “genocide” in India remains a loophole that needs to be addressed urgently.

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

PTI -
The Delhi High Court overturned the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and convicted him of conspiracy to commit murder.

HC to rule in appeal against Sajjan Kumar acquittal in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Monday

PTI -
A trial court had acquitted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 2013.

Rahul Gandhi rubbing salt on the wounds of 1984 riots victims: Akali Dal on Kamal Nath appointment

PTI -
Shiromani Akali Dal alleged that Kamal Nath had a hand in the anti-Sikh riots that broke out in Delhi in 1984.
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