India, Aug. 26 -- A day after the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in Haryana announced that it would provide jobs to one member each of the 121 families who had lost a loved one during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the state, the party's Punjab unit on Tuesday welcomed the move as laudable and said it showed that the BJP was the only party that fought for justice for the Sikh community.

In a statement, state unit vice-president Jasmine Sandhawala, alleged that the violence unleashed in the anti-Sikh riots is a testament that the Congress instead of showing maturity and sagacity stooped to punish an entire community for the actions of a handful.

"We welcome the sagacious decision of the Haryana chief minister for ensuring justice and ...