Tag: Sajjan Kumar
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1984 anti-Sikh riots | No relief for convict Sajjan Kumar as SC to hear bail plea in July
Sajjan Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018, while describing the mass killings as 'crimes against humanity'.
May 13, 2020 -
SC refuses interim relief to former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Kumar was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court on December 17, 2018
February 14, 2020 -
1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar moves SC seeking early hearing on bail plea
Sajjan Kumar was convicted in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by the Delhi High Court and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
November 4, 2019 -
Production warrant issued against Sajjan Kumar in Sultanpuri riots case
This is the second case against Sajjan Kumar in which he is facing trial along with two others, Brahmanand Gupta and Ved Prakash on charges of murder and rioting pertaining to the killing of Surjit Singh in Delhi’s Sultanpuri.
January 22, 2019 -
1984 anti-Sikh riots | SC notice to CBI on Sajjan Kumar’s plea challenging Delhi HC order
The Delhi High Court on December 17 convicted Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
January 14, 2019 -
Travesty of Justice
The three major instances of barbarism in India over the past 34 years — the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, the Babari riots of 1992 and 1993, and the Gujarat riots of 2002 — will continue to be regarded as monstrosities. The culprits either roam free or an effete leader, past his prime, is convicted as an act of cruel tokenism. Overall, punishment for a crime has been reduced to an exercise of too little and too late. The political careers of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar were almost over when their involvement in the 1984 riots came into question
January 8, 2019 -
1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar surrenders in Delhi court, sent to Mandoli jail
Earlier on December 21, the Delhi High Court had dismissed Sajjan Kumar’s plea which sought more time to surrender.
December 31, 2018 -
Rajiv Gandhi’s statute vandalized in Ludhiana; Amarinder orders strict action
Strongly condemning the vandalism, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal to stop indulging in petty politics.
December 25, 2018 -
1984 anti-Sikh riots | Delhi HC rejects Sajjan Kumar’s plea for more time to surrender
The Delhi High Court had on December 17 convicted Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life imprisonment in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
December 21, 2018 -
1984 riots: Amarinder calls Gandhis ‘innocent’, flays Sukhbir Badal for blaming the family
Sukhbir had on Wednesday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to tell the people whether he would expel Jagdish Tytler from the Congress and remove Kamal Nath from the post of chief minister of Madhya Pradesh or wait for them to be sentenced by courts before taking action against them.
December 20, 2018 -
‘Need to settle family affairs’: 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar seeks 30 days to surrender
Reversing the acquittal order of the trial court, the Delhi High Court held Sajjan Kumar guilty of the crime and ordered him to surrender by December 31 this year.
December 20, 2018 -
Delhi court adjourns second 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Sajjan Kumar
This is the second case against Sajjan Kumar in which he is facing trial along with two others on charges of murder and rioting pertaining to the killing of Surjit Singh in Delhi's Sultanpuri.
December 20, 2018 -
Wages of slaughter
The severe sentence awarded to Sajjan Kumar will not “compensate” the families of 3,500 Sikhs killed in the Capital in l984, he had been rewarded with places in the “temple of democracy” ~ and another person accused of complicity has just become a chief minister.
December 20, 2018 -
Anti-Sikh Riots Case: Punjab BJP questioned Sidhu’s presence at Kamal Nath swearing-in
The BJP leader said the Congress party had unleashed terror on the roads of the national capital in 1984 and got thousands of Sikhs killed through its four villains – Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar, HKL Bhagat and Kamal Nath.
December 18, 2018 -
1984 anti-Sikh riots convict Sajjan Kumar resigns from Congress, writes to Rahul Gandhi
The Delhi High Court had on Monday convicted Sajjan Kumar and sentenced him to life imprisonment, while describing the mass killings as 'crimes against humanity'.
December 18, 2018 -
‘Delayed vindication of justice’: Non-Congress parties hail Sajjan Kumar conviction in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted accused Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the riots case, while describing the mass killings as 'crimes against humanity'.
December 17, 2018 -
‘Kamal Nath involved in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, can’t be MP CM’: Delhi BJP leader on indefinite hunger strike
BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta said the Congress has 'hurt' Sikh sentiments by appointing Nath as chief minister.
December 17, 2018