The delegation submitted a memorandum to the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in favour of their demand and sought his intervention for early redress of their grievances which, they said, have remained unattended even after 31 years.
"The deputation also demanded one government job for each of the families of the deceased. They also alleged that in Kanpur riots, 27 FIRs had been lodged and guilt proven but, so far, no prosecution has taken place," said a release issued by the minister's office.
"The entire Sikh community is feeling aggrieved by the delay in redress of their grievances," it said.
Singh gave a patient hearing to the delegation members and assured them that he will bring up the issue before the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the other departments concerned.
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The delegation, led by the President of the All-India Riot Victim Committee, S Kuldeep Singh Bhogal, listed various demands and pending issues in the aftermath of the 1984 riots which, it said, had led to the killing of 3,000 members of the Sikh community in Delhi alone.
The memorandum submitted by the delegation noted that an amount of Rs 5 lakh per family of the deceased, as promised by the government, was yet to be distributed to many families, the release said.