Sikhs body complains of ’No equal rights’

Sikhs, which are a minority community in every state in India except Punjab, have “often not” been accorded equal protection under the law, a Sikh advocacy group has claimed.

Sikhs, which are a minority community in every state in India except Punjab, have “often not” been accorded equal protection under the law, a Sikh advocacy group has claimed.

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“In India, it is generally difficult for minority communities to receive justice in the court system where corruption often dictates outcome or there are problems with enforceability,” states United Sikhs in a report released in New York on Thursday.

The advocacy group said that the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi are yet to receive justice or compensation and very few perpetrators have been prosecuted.