Protests break out after Nath takes oath as CM

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Protests break out after Nath takes oath as CM

Tuesday, 18 December 2018 | SHEKHAR SINGH/GAYATHRI MANI | NEW DELHI

Hundreds of people from Sikh Community on Monday protested against Kamal Nath, after he was administered the oath of office as the Chief Minister of  Madhya Pradesh, alleging that the Congress leader was involved in the anti-Sikh riots. The protest broke out at several places in national Capital minutes after the Delhi High Court convicted accused Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, while describing the mass killings as “crime against humanity”.

Members of Sikh Community including women and children with posters in their hand and chanting slogans against Congress and its leaders took out a protest march near congress headquarters demanding action against Kamal Nath.

Though the residents welcomed the High Court decision but blamed Congress party for delay in justice and still covering their Congress leaders especially Kamal Nath by appointing him as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. The protesters, including many riot victims and their family members, tried to march from Taj Mansingh hotel towards the Congress headquarters on Akbar Road but were stopped enroute by the police. The protest was also joined by Delhi BJP leaders.

“We are very unhappy with the Congress decision in making a person responsible for riots as a CM. Congress says that they support us but where is that support. They are just protecting their leaders,” said Hemlata Kaur.

“Ek magrmachh fas chukka hai, Ab hum baaki magarmachho ke fasne ka intezar kar rahe hain (One big shot has been convicted and we are waiting to see when the others like him are punished. We are hopeful that it would happen under this Government’s regime only,” said Ganga Kaur, whose family’s 11 people, including her father, were killed in the riots while protesting at Tilak Nagar adding that it is clear with CM as Kamal Nath, Congress will stand against justice for 1984 riots and protect culprits.

 “We are definitely happy with this verdict. It would have been good if the other accused also got capital punishment only. But then we wholeheartedly welcome the court’s decision”, said Simranpreet, a resident of Tilak Vihar widows colony built after 1984 riots.

Meanwhile, Delhi Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader, Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga also sat on an indefinite hunger strike at Tilak Nagar. Protesting the Congress’s move in selecting Nath for the chief minister’s post, he said, “I am sitting on an indefinite hunger strike against Rahul Gandhi’s decision to nominate him as CM. He (Nath) is the same person who was involved in the riots against Sikhs in Delhi.”

He said his hunger strike will continue till Nath is replaced by someone else as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. Several BJP leaders and residents of Tilak Nagar supported Bagga’s protest. BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta said the Congress has “hurt” Sikh sentiments by appointing Nath as Chief Minister.

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