The Government today constituted a committee to look into various grievances relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been receiving a large number of complaints from various individuals/associations in the matter of 1984 riots.
The committee comprises of Justice G. P. Mathur (Retired Judge of Supreme Court of India) as Chairman and J. P. Aggarwal, Joint Secretary (Judicial) in the Ministry of Home Affairs as Member Secretary.
The committee shall oversee the implementation of the payment of enhanced compensation of Rupees 5 lakh per person killed during the 1984 riots, as approved by the Union Cabinet on December 10, 2014. The committee shall further look into the need for constitution of Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigating the cases of 1984 riots and submit its report within three months.
