The party said that when AAP formed its government in Delhi, it responded to this long standing demand by recommending the constitution of an SIT.
"All that was required to be done by the Home Ministry as to notify the recommendation sent by the Arvind Kejriwal government of Delhi for setting-up the SIT on January 30 this year.
"The AAP had reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 1 about the Delhi government's recommendation which was pending with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi since eight months," party's Delhi convener Ashutosh said.
"It is beyond any reasonable understanding as to why the Centre now requires a committee to find out whether an SIT is required. It is clearly a delaying tactic and raises suspicion on the intentions of the BJP and its ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal.
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"We demand that the government must immediately act on the AAP government's recommendation and constitute the SIT without any further delay," the party said in a statement.
Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls, the government today set up a committee to examine the possibility of constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for reinvestigation of the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases.
The Committee, headed by former Supreme Court Judge Justice (retired) G P Mathur, will submit its report within three months, a Home Ministry official said.
The committee will also oversee the implementation of the payment of enhanced compensation of Rs five lakh per person killed during the riots, as approved by the Union Cabinet on December 10, 2014.