Welcoming the sentencing of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-sikh riots, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday hoped other "big leaders" involved would also be punished, as also those who perpetrated communal violence in Gujarat and Muzaffarnagar.
Kejriwal said ordinary people are peace-loving and wish to live in harmony, but such riots are "incited politically". "I welcome Delhi High Court verdict convicting Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots case. It took a lot of time. It was delayed, but it finally came," he said.
"And, I hope all other big leaders involved in this (1984 anti-Sikh riots), with time they would also get the toughest of punishments. As, also those involved in other such mass killings which took place after it, whether it was 2002 Gujarat riots or the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots," Kejriwal said.
"People wish to live peacefully, and Hindus and Muslims do not want to fight with each other, but parties instigate it and big political leaders do it," he said. The AAP chief said if tough punishment is given, then in future, such incidents would not happen.
