More than 100 Sikhs removed from blacklist: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: The Government has lifted the ban on more than 100 Sikhs, blacklisted after the outbreak of militancy in Punjab, and they can now travel to India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said.

The BJP-led NDA Government has always been sensitive to the demands of the Sikh community including justice for the victims of 1984 riots in Delhi, Singh said.

The Minister noted that after assuming the power, the Government formed an SIT to investigate the matter.

Charge sheets have been filed in some cases, while some other cases are being investigated, he said while speaking at an event organised by the RSS affiliate Rashtriya Sikh Sangat to mark the 350th birth year of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.

“Many people (who hail from Sikh community) from various countries were also blacklisted and they could not travel to India. Today I want to inform you that more than 100 Sikhs names have been removed from the list,” Singh said. (AGENCIES)

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