The BJP on Friday discovered itself in a bind over the go to of three of its Lok Sabha MPs to the house of the anti-Sikh riots convict, late Sajjan Kumar, to condole his demise.
Ramvir Bidhuri, Yogender Chandolia and Kamaljeet Sehrawat not too long ago paid a go to to the household residence of Sajjan Kumar to pay their respects.
Kumar, who died on August 20, was serving two concurrent life sentences for the murders of Sikhs on the top of the 1984 riots that occurred within the wake of then prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
Kumar’s prayer assembly is scheduled in New Delhi for Saturday.
“Strongly condemn the go to of the three MPs to mass assassin Sajjan Kumar’s residence to supply condolences on his loss of life,” mentioned HS Phoolka, who had joined the BJP in April this 12 months.
Phoolka mentioned the go to is very condemnable contemplating the BJP has all the time supported the anti-Sikh riots survivors’ quest for justice and supported the sufferer households in guaranteeing that Sajjan Kumar stayed in jail.
“Sympathy must be reserved for victims and their households, a lot of whom dwell the horror of these days even until now. I name for the boycott of those three MPs,” mentioned Phoolka, who has been working to assist the households of riot survivors get justice.
The BJP, when contacted for remark, mentioned the MPs went there of their particular person capability.
“The three MPs went to the home of Sajjan Kumar of their private capability and never as occasion individuals,” BJP spokesperson RP Singh mentioned.
The parliamentary constituencies of Bidhuri (South Delhi), Sehrawat (West Delhi) and Chandolia (North West Delhi) have been carved out of the erstwhile Outer Delhi constituency which Sajjan Kumar represented within the Lok Sabha from the Congress.
