All hopes shattered: Bhullar's wife
NEW DELHI, 12 APRIL: The wife of Khalistani terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, whose plea to commute death sentence to life term was today dismissed by the Supreme Court, today said all her hopes have been shattered after an 18-year wait and questioned why he had been “singled out”.
“The court did not consider our point. We were hopeful that my husband's death sentence would be commuted to life term by the apex court as he has already spent 18 years in jail.
“We had suffered a lot and we have waited for long. Our whole family has been ruined. We have not got any justice till now,” Canada-based Navneet Kaur said.
She claimed that the system had not been fair to her husband and questioned why those responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have not been punished till now.
“I have lost all hope now. Why all this is happening with Sikhs only. Why no one is punishing those who had killed Sikhs on such a large scale in 1984.
“Why Kishori Lal, Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are not being punished. Their trial is still going on after so many years and now the court has ordered re-investigation in a case against Tytler. There is enough evidence but still they are not being punished and even though there is no evidence against Bhullar, he has been punished,” she said.
Mrs Kaur said that if the government wants, it can still do something to save Bhullar, who was awarded death penalty for triggering a bomb blast here in September 1993, killing nine people and injuring 25 others, including then Youth Congress president Mr MS Bitta.
Bhullar's wife expressed sympathy with the families of the policemen who were killed in the car bombing and added that “how can a single person do such a large scale bombing”.
She suggested that her husband was a victim of “vote bank politics”. “My husband has been suffering from mental illness and has been undergoing treatment since 2005. He is admitted in a mental health institute since 2010. Now what can we do?” she said.
Bhullar had sought commutation of death sentence to life term on the ground that there has been “inordinate” delay in deciding his mercy plea and he is not mentally sound.
Meanwhile, reacting sharply to the Supreme Court's verdict, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today said bureaucratic setup of the country was “biased” against Sikhs.
SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar told reporters here that the apex court's decision was “more or less murder of democracy”.
“The government and the courts have done nothing so far to punish the guilty who were responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as the accused are still roaming free,” said Mr Makkar.
He alleged that bureaucratic setup of the country was “biased against the Sikh community” and the verdict has hurt the sentiments of Sikh community.
“The court did not consider our point. We were hopeful that my husband's death sentence would be commuted to life term by the apex court as he has already spent 18 years in jail.
She claimed that the system had not been fair to her husband and questioned why those responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots have not been punished till now.
“I have lost all hope now. Why all this is happening with Sikhs only. Why no one is punishing those who had killed Sikhs on such a large scale in 1984.
“Why Kishori Lal, Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are not being punished. Their trial is still going on after so many years and now the court has ordered re-investigation in a case against Tytler. There is enough evidence but still they are not being punished and even though there is no evidence against Bhullar, he has been punished,” she said.
Mrs Kaur said that if the government wants, it can still do something to save Bhullar, who was awarded death penalty for triggering a bomb blast here in September 1993, killing nine people and injuring 25 others, including then Youth Congress president Mr MS Bitta.
Bhullar's wife expressed sympathy with the families of the policemen who were killed in the car bombing and added that “how can a single person do such a large scale bombing”.
She suggested that her husband was a victim of “vote bank politics”. “My husband has been suffering from mental illness and has been undergoing treatment since 2005. He is admitted in a mental health institute since 2010. Now what can we do?” she said.
Bhullar had sought commutation of death sentence to life term on the ground that there has been “inordinate” delay in deciding his mercy plea and he is not mentally sound.
Meanwhile, reacting sharply to the Supreme Court's verdict, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today said bureaucratic setup of the country was “biased” against Sikhs.
SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar told reporters here that the apex court's decision was “more or less murder of democracy”.
“The government and the courts have done nothing so far to punish the guilty who were responsible for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, as the accused are still roaming free,” said Mr Makkar.
He alleged that bureaucratic setup of the country was “biased against the Sikh community” and the verdict has hurt the sentiments of Sikh community.
Courtesy: The Statesman
