Ludhiana, Feb. 16 -- The Sikh Danga Peedit Welfare Committee has praised the BJP-led government after a court convicted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar for the murder of a man and his son during the 1984 riots. Riot-affected families have welcomed the verdict and are now demanding the death penalty for the convicted leader.

On Saturday, senior BJP leaders, including Avinash Rai Khanna and Harjit Singh Grewal, met riot victim families in Dugri area. Surjit Singh, president of the Danga Peedit Welfare Society, Ludhiana, highlighted the contributions of the BJP and Akali Dal in supporting riot victims over the years. He noted that the previous Akali Dal-BJP government had allotted 4,000 houses to affected families, while the BJP recently pr...