India, Feb. 25 -- Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment by a special court in murder case in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

The court on February 12 convicted Sajjan Kumar for the offence and sought a report from Tihar Central Jail authorities on his psychiatric and psychological evaluation in view of a Supreme Court order asking for such a report in cases attracting capital punishment.

The minimum punishment for murder is life imprisonment whereas the maximum is death.

Reacting to the verdict, Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) general secretary Jagdip Singh Kahlon said they are not happy with the punishment awarded to Sajjan Kumar.

"We are upset that someone like Sajja...