AMRITSAR/Chandigarh, Jan. 23 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, on Thursday asked the government to clarify who was responsible for the killing of Sikhs during the 1984 riots.

Reacting to the acquittal, the jathedar said that although Sajjan Kumar is still serving sentences in two Sikh cases and will remain in jail, his acquittal in one case raises serious questions about the sincerity and seriousness of the government's investigating agencies.

"His acquittal is tantamount to rubbing salt into the wounds of the Sikh community," Gargaj said, adding that the victims kept pleading for justice, but their claims were ignored by the investigating agencies.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the acquittal is a g...