1984 riots: 'Why nobody noticed Amitabh Bachchan spewing venom in India’
"I wonder why no one in India lodged case against Amitabh Bachchan for provoking killing of Sikhs," said Jagdish Kaur, prime witness in 1984 anti- Sikh riots while talking to TOI on Thursday.
Following Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination by her Sikh bodyguards Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, India erupted in riots against Sikhs in 1984. Reminiscing the sad memories of hate crime against Sikhs she said, "I watched live relay on Doordarshan and saw Amitabh Bachchan raising his arm and shouting the slogan, 'khun ka badla khun sae laengae' (Blood for blood) two times. "
Jagdish Kaur said that everyone who had been watching Doordarshan was witness to how the bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan provoked the anti- Sikh riots. "I am not concerned that a case has been registered against him in Australia but all I want to know why nobody noticed Amitabh's provoking statement in India," Kaur asked. She said that ever since she saw Amitabh spewing venom in full public glare she never watched any of his movies or programmes on TV. "Any mention of him or his work reminds me of his role in the 1984 riots," she said.
Recently a US-based Sikh human rights group lodged a criminal complaint against Bachchan in Australia for instigating and abetting 1984 anti Sikh riots. Australia's 'Criminal Code Act 1995' states that Australian courts can have jurisdiction over cases involving crimes against humanity irrespective of whether the offense was committed in Australia or not.
Jagdish Kaur, then 42, had seen her husband and son being murdered in cold blood by a frenzied mob inside her house in Palam Colony (West Delhi) on November 1st 1984. She also saw her three brothers Narinder Pal Singh, 35, Raghwinder Singh, 28 and Kuldeep Singh ,21, all contractors with MES, burning to death by the mob while they were trying to save themselves.
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US court issues summons against Amitabh Bachchan in 1984 Sikh riots case: SFJ
WASHINGTON (TIP): The summons issued to Amitabh Bachchan by a federal court in Los Angeles in an alleged human rights violation case has been served to the superstar’s Hollywood manager Feb. 23, according to a Sikh rights body.
New York-based Sikhs for Justice had filed a lawsuit against Bachchan claiming that he had instigated violence against the Sikh community by raising “blood for blood” slogans in 1984.
The movie star has consistently and stoutly denied such allegations.
Bachchan’s manager in Hollywood, David A. Unger, was served with a copy of the federal court summons and complaint by the SFJ Feb. 23.
Unger is a prominent talent agent and co-owner of Three Six Zero Group.
As per federal rules of civil procedure, Bachchan has 21 days after the service of summons to respond to the charges of human rights violations.
“If the defendant fails to respond by Mar. 17, we will move the court for entry of default judgment imposing compensatory and punitive damages against Bachchan for instigating violence which took the lives of thousands of innocent Sikhs during November 1984,” said Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal advisor to SFJ.
So far, the Sikh rights body has unsuccessfully filed human rights violation lawsuits against several Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
http://www.theindianpanorama.com/headli ... -case-sfj/
WASHINGTON (TIP): The summons issued to Amitabh Bachchan by a federal court in Los Angeles in an alleged human rights violation case has been served to the superstar’s Hollywood manager Feb. 23, according to a Sikh rights body.
New York-based Sikhs for Justice had filed a lawsuit against Bachchan claiming that he had instigated violence against the Sikh community by raising “blood for blood” slogans in 1984.
The movie star has consistently and stoutly denied such allegations.
Bachchan’s manager in Hollywood, David A. Unger, was served with a copy of the federal court summons and complaint by the SFJ Feb. 23.
Unger is a prominent talent agent and co-owner of Three Six Zero Group.
As per federal rules of civil procedure, Bachchan has 21 days after the service of summons to respond to the charges of human rights violations.
“If the defendant fails to respond by Mar. 17, we will move the court for entry of default judgment imposing compensatory and punitive damages against Bachchan for instigating violence which took the lives of thousands of innocent Sikhs during November 1984,” said Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal advisor to SFJ.
So far, the Sikh rights body has unsuccessfully filed human rights violation lawsuits against several Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
http://www.theindianpanorama.com/headli ... -case-sfj/