(a) whether any Commission of inquiry which probed the anti-sikh riots in the country has submitted a report recently;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said Commission had assessed the number of persons killed in the said riots;
(d) if so, the number of persons killed in the said riots in the country, State-wise; and
(e) the details of the action taken by the Government on the recommendations of the said Commission?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b): The Government on 08-05-2000 appointed a Commission of Inquiry to look
into various aspects of 1984 riots headed by Mr. Justice G.T. Nanavati (a retired Judge
of Supreme Court of India). The Commission submitted its report to the Government on
09-02-2005.
(c): No, Madam.
(d): Does not arise.
(e): On the recommendations of Nanavati Commission of Inquiry the Government
(i) announced the ‘Rehabilitation Package’ on 16.1.2006 with a financial outlay of
Rs. 714.76 crore to provide additional relief to the victims of 1984 riots. The
said Package has been extended to States of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and UT of
Chandigarh on 30-09-2009. According to the information received from the State.
Governments, they have settled 36,336 claims of death, injury, damaged residential,
uninsured commercial/industrial properties including those of Rehabilitation Grant
payable to migrant families. As provided in the said Package, the Government has
reimbursed a sum of Rs. 462.41 crore to the concerned State Governments for the
amount disbursed;
(ii) The Government has initiated all steps within the ambit of
law in consultation with Ministry of Law to bring the guilty to book, wherever
Nanavati Commission has named any specific individual (s) for further examination
or specific cases for reopening and reexamination; and
(iii) The CBI has completed
investigation/reinvestigation of seven cases registered against by them. In four
cases the CBI has sought permission of the Competent Authority to issue prosecution
sanction u/s 196 CrPC. In one case closure report has been filed and this has been
accepted by the Court. In one case which was chargesheeted and the final report u/s
173CrPC has been filed in the Court on 28-03-2009.