In a fresh development, the Delhi Government on Monday sought `120 crore from the Centre for disbursal of compensation to the next of kin of victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had announced an additional `5 lakh as compensation to the families of Sikhs killed in the 1984 riots.“We have sought `120 crore from the Central Government for disbursal of compensation to the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots,” SN Sahai, Secretary of Revenue Department, said.
last week, Home Minister Rajnath Singh distributed cheques of `5 lakh to 17 relatives of those who lost their lives in the violence that had broken out in the national Capital following the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.