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Angry protests erupted in Delhi and Jammu over the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riots case with protesters blocking Jammu-Kashmir Highway and Metro services in the capital.
Shouting slogans and carrying placards like 8216;Hang 1984 Culprits8217; and 8216;Give us Justice8217;,the protesters marched to Tilak Nagar Police Station in west Delhi and blocked traffic in the area.
8220;After 30 years we are yet to get justice. The government should feel ashamed. We will never forget and forgive who allowed culprits get scot free. We want justice,8221; one of the protesters said.
Kumar,a former Congress MP,was acquitted by a court here yesterday in one of the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Yesterday,a large number of people had gathered at the court complex and one of them had even thrown a shoe at the judge after the pronouncement of the verdict.
Sikh groups in Jammu held protests over the acquittal of Kumar and blocked the Jammu-Kashmir Highway.
Activists of several Sikh organisations led by Harjeet Singh sat on a dharna and took out demonstrations at Digiana on the outskirts of the city.
Raising anti-government slogans,the protesters termed the acquittal of the Congress leader as an 8220;injustice8221; to the Sikh community in the country.
8220;Injustice has been done with us the judgement has shown that Sikhs are second class citizens of the country8221;,Singh told reporters here.
8220;3000 Sikhs were killed on the roads of Delhi8211;they were brutally murdered8211;their houses were burnt down,8221; he said,adding the judgement has shocked the entire Sikh community,who were hoping for justice.
8220;We will fight back. We want justice. We don8217;t have any faith in the Congress government8221;,he said.
In Talab Tiloo area of Jammu,a group of Sikh youth held demonstrations against the acquittal of Kumar.
8220;Hearts of all Sikhs are weeping over the judgement,8221; Charanjeet Singh,a protester,said.
