<span style="color: #222222;">Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the two NDA governments led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi have made significant efforts to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots resulting in conviction and sentencing of two accused.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In his facebook page titled – The Legacy of 1984, Mr Jaitley said, there are thousands of such cases which required a similar punishment in 1980s itself. He said, the period from 1984 to 1998 was one of cover-up where all cases were buried – as though, the 1984 genocide had not happened.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Minister said, success has been achieved in one case. He said, the Indian society and particularly the Sikh community wants a closure of the horrible memories of 1984. Mr Jaitley said, the government owes to the victims that the other cases suggested by the SIT for investigation and prosecution be vigorously pursued.</span><br />
News On AIR | November 21, 2018 9:19 PM
Arun Jaitley says two NDA governments made significant efforts to investigate 1984 riots