Press Trust of India Posted online: Monday, August 08, 2005 at 1552 hours IST Updated: Monday, August 08, 2005 at 1556 hours IST
New Delhi, August 8: Expressing disappointment at the clean chit given to the Congress leaders in the government's action taken report on Nanavati Commission report, an association working for the 1984 riot victims today demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on moral grounds.
"There is no hope of justice left and we have lost all faith in the government. We were denied justice 21 years back and no justice has been given now... Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should immediately resign on moral grounds," All India Riot Victims Relief Committee president Kuldeep Singh Bhogal said.
The Sikh forum, which has been working for the rehabilitation of riot victims, said, "if the Commission report had used the phrase 'very probably' for Jagdish Tytler's involvement, the government could have at least ordered an enquiry into it."
"But then for this Tytler would have to resign... The Congress has tried to shield its leaders through the ATR," said Wg Cdr R S Chatwal of the Sikh Forum.
"The report is highly disappointing. After over 20 years of fight, we realised that this country is not governed by the rule of law," said advocate H S Phulka, who represented the victims before the Nanavati Commission.
"The ATR has again shown that Congress is anti-Sikh. You can easily kill 3000 people of a community and get away with it," said Akali Dal (Badal) MP Sukhbir Badal.
"We have asked for a debate in Parliament tomorrow. On August 13-14, we are having a general body meeting of the Akali Dal where further course of action would be finalised," he said.
