Karnal, Aug. 27 -- A day after Nayab Singh Saini led BJP government announced that it would provide jobs to one member each of the 121 families who had lost kin during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Haryana, the Sikh community on Tuesday welcomed the move.

During the ongoing assembly session on Monday, the house passed a resolution to commemorate the 350th anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib's martyrdom, after which CM Saini spoke of the extent of destruction during the '84 riots.

The chief minister informed that 121 Sikh from Haryana had lost their lives during the anti-Sikh riots.

He stated that during the riots, 20 gurdwaras, 221 houses, 154 shops, 57 factories, 3 railway coaches, and 85 vehicles were set on fire during the viol...