The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for conspiracy to commit murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to imprisonment for life.<br />''<br />''<br />''A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel convicted Kumar for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity and acts against communal harmony. <br />''<br />''<br />''The court said Kumar's life imprisonment will be for the remainder of his life and asked him to surrender by 31st of this month. It also asked him not to leave Delhi before that. <br />''<br />''<br />''The conviction of five others former Congress councillor Balwan Khokhar, retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, Girdhari Lal, former MLAs Mahender Yadav and Kishan Khokhar– were also upheld by the high court. <br />''<br />''<br />''Most of the political leaders have welcomed the Court's verdict. <br />''<br />''<br />''Senior BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the cover-ups on Sajjan Kumar's conviction are now being defeated. <br />''<br />''<br />''Talking to reporters in New Delhi, he said, the legacy of the riots hangs around the Congress and Gandhi family. <br />''<br />''<br />''In a series of tweets, BJP President Amit Shah said that the Judgement has brought relief to the traumatised families. <br />''<br />''<br />''He thanked Prime Minister for setting up a special investigation team in 2015, which initiated re-investigation into several cases of 1984, pending for over three decades. <br />''<br />''<br />''Mr Shah said, the conviction of Sajjan Kumar has once again assured the victims that criminals of 1984 will not go scot free. <br />''<br />''<br />''Shiromani Akali Dal leader Prem Singh Chandumajra demanded that other Congress leaders involved in the crime be prosecuted. He also demanded that Congress remove Kamal Nath from the Chief Ministership of Madhya Pradesh for his alleged role in the riots. <br />''<br />''<br />''Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the verdict has nothing to do with politics. <br />''<br />''<br />''Congress leader Kapil Sibal said politics should not be played on Sajjan Kumar's conviction. <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Talking to reporters, outside Parliament, Sibal said Sajjan Kumar neither held any position in the party nor was he given a ticket to contest the election. </span>