New Delhi: BJP on Tuesday said the acquittal of court Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riot case should be challenged in a higher court and a Supreme Court-appointed SIT should probe the 1984 incident as has been done with the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the clean chit given to Sajjan Kumar should be appealed against in a higher court. She said a Supreme Court-monitored Special Investigation Team should be appointed to probe the anti-Sikh riots as has been done in the case of Gujarat where a similar body is looking into the 2002 riots.
The SIT had investigated the post-Godhra riots and the alleged role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the case. The SIT did not find any evidence against Modi.
BJP has always countered the 2002 Gujarat riots case by invoking the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Swaraj said there should be no "double standards" on this issue and if a SC-monitored SIT is appointed there can be justice for the families of those killed in 1984. There is still hope for justice for these families, she added.
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