Phoolka accuses AAP of 'playingpolitics' with 1984 riot victims
Chandigarh, Sept. 3 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Supreme Court lawyer HS Phoolka on Wednesday questioned the presence of an Aam Aadmi Party Delhi legislator at former Congress MP Sajjjan Kumar's condolence meeting, accusing the party of "playing politics" with the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Addressing media here, Phoolka said the AAP's recent protests over three BJP MPs visiting Kumar's residence were an example of political hypocrisy and accused the party of using the issue for electoral gains instead of genuinely fighting for justice. "The victims had waited for decades for justice...Those who genuinely stand with the victims cannot simultaneously express solidarity with those convicted in cases relating to crimes against them," he said. His remarks came after AAP leader Ram Singh Netaji was seen at a condolence meeting for Kumar....
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