Updated On: 16 December, 2013 12:10 PM IST | | IANS
A US federal court has given Congress president Sonia Gandhi till Jan 2 to respond to a Sikh body's charges of protecting and shielding party leaders allegedly involved in the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had filed an amended class action complaint against Gandhi on Dec 4 citing what it called "specific instances of impunity, promotions and party tickets" to Congress leaders and police officials involved in 1984 violence.

Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi. (File pic)