Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin on Saturday pulled up three lawmakers from Delhi who went to condole the passing of former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar , who was convicted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, said people aware of the matter.
Nabin summoned Kamlajeet Sehrawat, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and Yogender Chandolia to register this consternation over the MPs not sticking to the party line. “The transgression by the MPs left the party embarrassed…as it is the BJP which has been pushing for justice and punishment for those responsible. The BJP has been at the forefront of seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 Sikh pogrom that took place in the aftermath of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ’s assassination. Justice for the Sikh victims has been on the agenda of the BJP and after coming to power (at the Centre in 2014), the union government formed a dedicated SIT (in 2015) to reinvestigate the cases that had been pushed under the carpet by the Congress government,” a senior party leader said.
The leader quoted above said, while proprietary is followed between political rivals, in this case, Kumar was an accused who the party fought tooth and nail against. “In such a case there cannot be a distinction between the party and the personal…” the leader said. The three leaders participated in a press conference where they allegedly made statements about the BJP’s internal affairs and organisational matters that went against the established party line and discipline and adversely affected the party’s reputation, credibility and organisational image, according to the notices.
