Chandigarh: Former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh yesterday condemned the move of a rights group and two victims of 1984 riots to approach a US court accusing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of "shielding and protecting" party members allegedly involved in the anti-Sikh riots.
The complaint against Gandhi has been lodged with clear malafide intentions for seeking "cheap" publicity, he said in a statement.
A federal court in New York has issued summons to Gandhi for "shielding and protecting" the leaders of her party who were allegedly involved in the anti-Sikh riots in 1984.
The summons was issued by the US Eastern District Court of New York after a rights group - Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) - and two victims of the riots filed a complaint before it.
"It defies logic to complain against someone who was nowhere near the government at the time the riots took place nor does she have any authority to punish those accused or guilty," the Congress leader said.
