Sunday 31 July 2011

Nanavati commission ( 1984 Anti-Sikh riots)

 Nanavati commission  : The  Justice  G.T. Nanavati  commission  was  established  by  the  Indian  Government  in  2000  to  investigate  the  1984  Anti-Sikh  riots.
Creation : The  commission  was  appointed  by  the  National  Democratic  Alliance  (NDA) government  on  8  May  2000   to  look  into  certain  matters  emanating  from  the 1 984   Anti-Sikh    riots . The  one-man  commission  consisted  of f ormer  Supreme  Court  of  Indiajustice G.T. Nanavati.
Focus : The  probe  panel  had  four  points  of r eference .  It was  mandated  to  look  into  the sparks  that  led  to  the  attacks  targeting  members  of   the   Sikh   community  ;   the   sequence   of events ;  whether  these  crimes  could  have  possibly  been  averted   and   whether   there   were   any lapses  on  the  part  of  the  authorities;  to  inquire  into  the  usefulness  of  the  administrative measures taken  to  stop  an d to  deal  with  the  violence ;  and  to  recommend  solutions  to  be  adopted  to serve justice.
Report : The  report  was  185  pages  long .  The  commission  submitted  its final  report  in February  2005  detailing  accusations  and  evidence  against  senior  members  of the  Delhi  wing  of the  then r uling  Congress  Party,  including  Jagdish Tytler .  later  a  Cabinet  Minister  ,  MP  Sajjan Kumar  and  late  minister  H.K.L.  Bhagat .  They  were  accused  of  instigating  mobs  to  avenge  the assassination  of  Indira  Gandhi  by  killing  Sikhs  in their  constituencies.

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