New Delhi, January 2 2005
PTI
The Justice Nanavati Commission, inquiring into the 1984 Sikh riots,
which is preparing to submit its report to the Union Home Ministry,
sees a "pattern" behind the attacks on Sikhs.
"The evidence does indicate a pattern in which the riots took
place and the pattern in which the attacks took place on the Sikhs,"
Justice G T Nanavati said refusing to elaborate on the merits of the
evidence taken into consideration by it.
"All the evidence has been scrutinised and the report will be
submitted to the Home Ministry with recommendations positively by January
31," he said.
The Commission, the second one to probe into the riots after Justice
Ranganath Mishra Commission, is expected to give its finding on the
causes of the riots, whether it was instigated by politicians as also
the role of the police and law enforcing agencies.
Many Congress leaders, including Union Ministers Jagdish Tytler and
Kamal Nath, late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, Vasant Sathe, Sajjan
Kumar were examined by the Nanavati Commission.
Allegations were also levelled against former Union Minister H K L
Bhagat regarding his role in the riots. However, he did not appear before
the Commission citing health grounds.