New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) Activists of Delhi unit of Shriomani Akali Dal (Badal) today marched to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) office here and demanded its intervention in the 1984 Riot cases, wherein thousands of Sikhs were massacred.
Asking why NHRC had not treated 1984 Riot victims at par with those of Godhra Riots in, SAD Delhi unit President Manjeet Singh G K said, ''The magnitude of 1984 massacre was much higher than the Gujarat riots.''
''Without any disrespect to Godhra victims, we want to specify that in Gujarat only around 800 people were killed but in 1984 riots more than 2700 Sikhs were butchered by the mob,'' he added.
''Why NHRC, even after 25 years of riots, has not taken any step to uphold the human rights and the rights of the victims,'' Mr Singh questioned.
Reiterating their demand for penal action against Sajjan Kumar and other accused, SAD National General Secretary Avtar Singh Hit said, ''We want to ask why are we being ignored.''
''Until all the accused persons are booked under law and victims not given justice this movement will continue,'' he added.
BJP candidate from Jangpura in 2008 Delhi Assembly Elections Manjinder Singh Sirsa said he has no hope of justice as the Congress, which had orchestrated these riots, was currently
holding power at the Centre.
The SAD had submitted a memorandum before the NHRC on Novemeber 4, 2009 but NHRC had not done anything in this regard, Mr Singh said.
''So, we request the NHRC to intervene in this matter and approach the High Court for appointment of a monitoring committee to monitor these cases,'' he urged.
Asking why NHRC had not treated 1984 Riot victims at par with those of Godhra Riots in, SAD Delhi unit President Manjeet Singh G K said, ''The magnitude of 1984 massacre was much higher than the Gujarat riots.''
''Without any disrespect to Godhra victims, we want to specify that in Gujarat only around 800 people were killed but in 1984 riots more than 2700 Sikhs were butchered by the mob,'' he added.
''Why NHRC, even after 25 years of riots, has not taken any step to uphold the human rights and the rights of the victims,'' Mr Singh questioned.
Reiterating their demand for penal action against Sajjan Kumar and other accused, SAD National General Secretary Avtar Singh Hit said, ''We want to ask why are we being ignored.''
''Until all the accused persons are booked under law and victims not given justice this movement will continue,'' he added.
BJP candidate from Jangpura in 2008 Delhi Assembly Elections Manjinder Singh Sirsa said he has no hope of justice as the Congress, which had orchestrated these riots, was currently
holding power at the Centre.
The SAD had submitted a memorandum before the NHRC on Novemeber 4, 2009 but NHRC had not done anything in this regard, Mr Singh said.
''So, we request the NHRC to intervene in this matter and approach the High Court for appointment of a monitoring committee to monitor these cases,'' he urged.
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