Three BJP MPs Face Party Action After Condolence Visit to Convict Sajjan Kumar's Home
Three Delhi BJP MPs were summoned by party chief Nitin Nabin after visiting the residence of late 1984 riots convict Sajjan Kumar to offer condolences.
The political controversy surrounding the death of Sajjan Kumar, the former Congress MP convicted for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has now ensnared three BJP parliamentarians. The lawmakers visited Kumar's residence to offer condolences, drawing sharp criticism from political rivals and even a rebuke from their own party leadership.
BJP chief Nitin Nabin has summoned the three MPs — Ramvir Bidhuri, Yogender Chandoliya, and Kamaljeet Sehrawat — over the visit. Nabin stated plainly that they should not have gone.
Kumar, 80, died earlier this month while serving a life sentence for the killing of five men during the riots. He had been suffering from high blood pressure and Parkinson's disease. The former Congress leader had a long political career, winning the Outer Delhi Lok Sabha seat in 1980 and again in 1991 and 2004 on Congress tickets.
His criminal conviction came in 2018, when he was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 2025, a Delhi court also convicted him in a second case related to the murder of Jaswant Singh and his son, Tarundeep Singh, on November 1, 1984.
The condolence visits have provided ammunition to the BJP's opponents. AAP leader Baltej Pannu noted the presence of the three MPs at Kumar's final bhog ceremony. Delhi AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj took a swipe on social media, suggesting the MPs' hearts still beat for the convicted killer.
BJP leader HS Phoolka, who fought a long legal battle over the Sikh riots cases, strongly condemned the visit. He called for a boycott of the three MPs, stating that sympathy should be reserved for the victims and their families who still live with the horror of those days.