Over 20 years it has taken for the corrupt and morally bankrupt Indian government and judicial system to admit (albeit partial) responsibility for the murder of over 3000 Sikhs in Delhi alone during the anti-Sikh riots of November 1984. The Nanatvati report is no justice at all and is more salt being rubbed into wounds of the Sikhs. Nothing should be expected more than this farce from the spiritually ill Indian government and Hindustani nation. The only justice will be the independence of Punjab or establishment of an independent sovereign Sikh state of Khalistan.
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Politicians 'incited' Sikh riots
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4130962.stm
An Indian government inquiry into the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 has said that some Congress party leaders incited mobs to attack Sikhs.
- Prem Kaur's husband, Balwant Singh, was beaten to death
The riots were sparked by the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on 31 October 1984.
More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in the rioting.
The inquiry was begun in 2000 amid dissatisfaction, particularly among Sikhs, with previous investigations.
But the BBC's Sanjeev Srivastava in Delhi says this ninth commission of inquiry into the riots has only added to the confusion and is unlikely to satisfy either the opposition parties or Sikh groups awaiting justice for more than two decades.
'Credible evidence'
The 339-page inquiry report by former Supreme Court judge, GT Nanavati, was tabled in parliament on Monday.
It said that recorded accounts from witnesses and victims of the rioting "indicate that local Congress leaders and workers had either incited or helped the mobs in attacking the Sikhs".
The investigation found "credible evidence" against Congress federal minister Jagdish Tytler "to the effect that very probably he had a hand in organising attacks on Sikhs".
The inquiry recommended further investigation into Mr Tytler's role.
But an "action taken report" by the government which was also tabled in parliament, said the inquiry "was not absolutely sure about [Mr Tytler's] involvement in the attack".
"It may be pointed out that in criminal cases, a person cannot be prosecuted simply on the basis of 'probability'," it said.
Lack of evidence
The investigation also found "credible evidence" against Congress leader, Dharam Das Shastri, in instigating an attack on Sikhs in his area.
It also recommended examination of some cases against another Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar, for his alleged involvement in the rioting.
Mr Kumar had been cleared of leading a mob by a sessions court in Delhi in 2002 because of lack of evidence.
The inquiry said there was "absolutely no evidence" suggesting that Mrs Gandhi's son, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, or "any other high ranking Congress leader had suggested or organised attacks on Sikhs".
The report said that the police "remained passive and did not provide protection to the people" during the riots.
"There was a colossal failure of the maintenance of law and order," the report said.
Relatives of the victims of the riots who spoke to the BBC were sceptical about the investigation.
"What is the use of this report? It practically exonerates most of the Congress leaders we had accused of leading the mobs. Nothing will happen to the big leaders," said Gurdip Singh, whose father Harbhajan, was killed by the rioters.
Our correspondent, Sanjeev Srivastava, says the lack of evidence the report has found means the Congress government is unlikely to suffer much embarrassment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4130962.stm
An Indian government inquiry into the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 has said that some Congress party leaders incited mobs to attack Sikhs.
- Prem Kaur's husband, Balwant Singh, was beaten to death
The riots were sparked by the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on 31 October 1984.
More than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in the rioting.
The inquiry was begun in 2000 amid dissatisfaction, particularly among Sikhs, with previous investigations.
But the BBC's Sanjeev Srivastava in Delhi says this ninth commission of inquiry into the riots has only added to the confusion and is unlikely to satisfy either the opposition parties or Sikh groups awaiting justice for more than two decades.
'Credible evidence'
The 339-page inquiry report by former Supreme Court judge, GT Nanavati, was tabled in parliament on Monday.
It said that recorded accounts from witnesses and victims of the rioting "indicate that local Congress leaders and workers had either incited or helped the mobs in attacking the Sikhs".
The investigation found "credible evidence" against Congress federal minister Jagdish Tytler "to the effect that very probably he had a hand in organising attacks on Sikhs".
The inquiry recommended further investigation into Mr Tytler's role.
But an "action taken report" by the government which was also tabled in parliament, said the inquiry "was not absolutely sure about [Mr Tytler's] involvement in the attack".
"It may be pointed out that in criminal cases, a person cannot be prosecuted simply on the basis of 'probability'," it said.
Lack of evidence
The investigation also found "credible evidence" against Congress leader, Dharam Das Shastri, in instigating an attack on Sikhs in his area.
It also recommended examination of some cases against another Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar, for his alleged involvement in the rioting.
Mr Kumar had been cleared of leading a mob by a sessions court in Delhi in 2002 because of lack of evidence.
The inquiry said there was "absolutely no evidence" suggesting that Mrs Gandhi's son, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, or "any other high ranking Congress leader had suggested or organised attacks on Sikhs".
The report said that the police "remained passive and did not provide protection to the people" during the riots.
"There was a colossal failure of the maintenance of law and order," the report said.
Relatives of the victims of the riots who spoke to the BBC were sceptical about the investigation.
"What is the use of this report? It practically exonerates most of the Congress leaders we had accused of leading the mobs. Nothing will happen to the big leaders," said Gurdip Singh, whose father Harbhajan, was killed by the rioters.
Our correspondent, Sanjeev Srivastava, says the lack of evidence the report has found means the Congress government is unlikely to suffer much embarrassment.
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