Parties raking up 1984 riots issue for votes: Congress

January 31, 2014 21:33

Accusing rival parties of politicising the 1984 anti-Sikh riots issue, the Delhi Congress today said the AAP's move to order a SIT probe was aimed at wooing the community ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

"We welcome all inquiries into the 1984 Sikh riots. But don't order a probe just for vote-bank politics; don't ask for votes based on 1984," Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely said.

"We also want strict punishment for those involved in the riots. But parties are raking up this issue currently for the Sikh votes," Lovely said, adding if the parties are genuinely concerned about justice for the victims, then they must keep the issue alive even after elections.

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