Summary:
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, in a written statement, welcomed the verdict and stated that it was “long overdue”. The Chief Minister has expressed the hope that others involved in the attacks would also soon be brought to book for their horrendous and inhuman acts. Punjab Congress on Tuesday welcomed the first death sentence by a Delhi court in the 1984 riots case. AdvertisingPunjab Pradesh Congress committee chief Sunil Jakhar too welcomed the judgment and said, “They got what they deserved. Had they wanted they could have got the investigation expedited.”“But as long as justice is done, we welcome it,” he said..