Senior Supreme Court lawyer and AAP's leader HS Phoolka told TOI on Thursday that he had written a letter to union minister for home affairs Rajnath Singh asking him to withdraw the Z category security provided to the accused of 1984 anti Sikh riots.
"The issue of providing Z-security to the political leaders who are facing serious criminal charges of instigating riots and killing innocents has come into focus and media glare recently and it is highly unfortunate that the leaders who are responsible for killing of hundreds of innocent citizens have gotten high security cover , palatial bungalows, and cars from the state exchequer" he said.
Various political parties including Congress had censured BJP government's decision of providing Z security to Sangeet Som.
Phoolka said that for past 30 years, the leaders who were responsible for killing innocent Sikhs in November 1984, had been provided with the highest security cover which includes about 30-40 security guards and they had also been provided palatial bungalows and number of cars at the expenses of public.
"People like Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar have been enjoying this luxury at public expenses since last 30 years" he said adding that the leaders like H.K.L. Bhagat and Dharam Das Shastri, who have now died, also enjoyed this luxury throughout their lives.
Not only these, he said, a large number of other persons were provided security.
Giving example he said "Balwan Khokhar who is now convicted for murder was also provided the security cover, another accused Mahender Yadav who is convicted for instigating riots is till today enjoying the security cover as he is on bail"
He said the total expenses spend on providing security to the alleged accused of 1984 anti Sikh riots would be more than the compensation given to the victims of riots.
He said "Sajjan Kumar has been provided approximately 40 security guards, government bungalow and government cars". The successive Congress governments had been doing so but now even the present government had started doing this for the accused of U.P riots.
He said he had urged Singh to take immediate steps to not to spend any public money on these accused persons. "Rather I have suggested them to spend the same money for the benefit of the victims" said Phoolka.
He said he had demanded that the luxurious facilities of 30-40 security guards, lavish bungalows and numbers of cars given to Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar and other riots accused should be withdrawn immediately and the same money should be provided for education and employment of thousands of victims.
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