'Delivery of justice to 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims started only after 2014'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said justice to the victims of the 1984 antiSikh riots started being delivered only after the Narendra Modi government assumed office in 2014Addressing a programme of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Shah said 300 cases related to the 1984 riots were reopened and compensation of Rs 5 lakh was given to the family of each of the victims after 2014No one can forget the riots of 1984 No one was punished in those riots until the Modi government assumed office Many inquiry commissions were formed but did not yield results But Modi formed SIT reopened 300 cases and started sending those who were guilty to jail he saidThe home minister said that after so many years the process of giving compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the 3328 victims was done by the Modi governmentPaying glowing tributes to the Sikh gurus and the Sikh community he said the Sikhs move forward taking both religion and karma equally and when it is an issue of sacrificing ones life for religion a true Sikh never looks backHe said that from the days of independence struggle to the security of the country now the sacrifice of Sikh brothers is unparalleledShah paid tributes to the Sikh gurus and said I bow my head to the Guru tradition of the Sikh religion Guru tradition of 10 generations of Sikh Panth has set before the world an excellent example of struggle and sacrifice against injustice and barbarity before the invadersHe said the contribution of the 9th Guru Teg Bahadur to the country can never be forgottenHis supreme sacrifice against the atrocities of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on the people in Kashmir shows his greatness Shah saidThe home minister said when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to celebrate a festival in memory of Guru Teg Bahadur then it was decided that his admiration will begin from the same spot of the Red Fort from where his martyrdom was announcedOn the founder of the Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev he said Guru Nanak Dev preached equality of all religions in many countries through Char UdasiyaanHis feet have been found from Karnataka to Mecca No one can even imagine about traveling so much on foot in those days to spread the message of selfless love he saidShah also referred to the tradition of empowering women in Sikh religion and said it began years ago with the teaching of Mata Khivis langarFrom the fight against the rule of the Mughals to the movement against the British and the struggle for independence and even now the Sikhs have always been at the forefront in making the supreme sacrifice to secure the borders of the country he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever