India, Aug. 30 -- Three BJP MPs have landed themselves in trouble with the party top leadership after their visit to late Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's house to pay condolences. Kumar was convicted in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. This didn't go down well with the party top brass as it had questioned Congress leaders visiting Kumar's house.

After a backlash, BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday summoned three of its MPs - Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Yogender Chandolia and Kamaljeet Sehrawat - from Delhi and reprimanded them.

The visit sparked criticism, particularly from BJP leader HS Phoolka, who joined the party in April this year. The BJP has been at the forefront of seeking justice for the victims of the 1984 Sikh pogrom that to...