8
1984 Riots: Kamal Nath’s presence was mentioned during the alleged riots at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in 1984. Now after filing the petition, the High Court has asked the Center and the police to seek reply.
1984 Riots: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the Center and the police on the plea of Union Territory Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, in which a police officer was demanded to submit a report. It is being told that during the alleged riots in Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in 1984, Kamal Nath’s presence was mentioned. Justice Ravinder Dudeja has issued a notice to the police and the central government on the application and asked them to seek their reply on or before January 15, 2026. Apart from this, a demand was made in the application to direct the officers to present the report submitted by the then Additional Police Commissioner Gautal Kaul to the Police Commissioner.
Petition finalized
It is being told that the report has clearly shown the presence of Kamal Nath at the crime scene i.e. Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib. Senior advocate HS Phoolka, appearing for the petitioner, said that Kamal Nath’s presence at the crime scene was well recorded in the police records. Apart from this, many newspapers had mentioned his presence at the place and time of the incident. However, the government did not pay attention to these things in its status report. This application was filed in the main petition of Sirsa, in which action was sought against former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath for his alleged role in the case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The High Court had earlier asked to file the status report on the SIT petition in January 2022. He sought direction to the SIT to take action against Kamal Nath in the FIR lodged at the Parliament Street Police Station here in 1984.
had denied the allegations
The high court sought direction to the SIT to take action against Kamal Nath in the FIR lodged at the Parliament Street police station in 1984, in which five people were named accused in the case and were reportedly lodged at the Congress leader’s house. Although the accused were acquitted due to lack of evidence, Kamal Nath’s name was never in the FIR. This case is related to the attack by a mob of rioters on Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib here. The petition said that two Sikhs, Inderjit Singh and Manmohan Singh, were burnt alive in the Gurudwara premises, allegedly by a mob led by Kamal Nath. Meanwhile, Kamal Nath had denied the allegations.
Also read- Election Commission’s big step: Special revision of voter list begins in Assam, final list on 10 February 2026
