New Delhi, December 25
The victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have refused to accept the acquittal of former Congress MP, Sajjan Kumar. A group of women widowed in the massacre today protested against the court’s verdict of acquitting Sajjan Kumar and demanded a CBI probe into the carnage.

The protesters, who got together under the Widows Jatha were seeking justice for the atrocity that left more than 2000 persons dead. A demand for death penalty for the perpetrators of the violence against the community was also sought.

The jatha pointed out that they would seek international justice if the country’s courts did not pay heed to their demands. President of the Jatha, Ms Darshan Kaur said the community had been scarred and it would keep seeking justice. She added that she alone had lost more than 12 members of her family in the carnage and wanted the accused to be hanged till death for the crime.

The protesters, including members of the All-India Shiromani Akali Dal (Babbar) held a demonstration here and burnt the effigies of Sajjan Kumar and former Union Ministers H.K.L. Bhagat and Mr Jagdish Tytler.

The Delhi police was also slammed for not carrying out their duty. The protesters alleged that the police had done a shoddy job, which resulted in the accused being acquitted. SAD (Babbar) President Gurcharan Singh Babbar alleged that the Delhi police were involved in the carnage, reason why they could not do justice to the case.