1984 Sikh Genocide: Kejriwal announce to renovate houses of 1984 Sikh genocide victims

:dateline:Aam Aadmi Party National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister�Arvind Kejriwal has announced to renovate houses of 1984 Sikh genocide victims.

On July 12, he tweeted on social networking site Twitter that some of the deceased families of 1984 Sikh genocide were living in extremely poor conditions and their houses need to be renovated.

1984 victims n refugees from punjab staying in horrible conditions. Del govt today decided to repair their houses.

� Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 12, 2016

Kejriwal’s tweet has been ‘shared’ almost 1,500 times. �While many people appreciated Kejriwal’s gesture, several others questioned his�benevolence.

@kapsology There is nothing to be proud of @ArvindKejriwal and #AAP Govt.
Spoke Lot during Delhi but Did Nothing, same will be with #Punjab

� KTailor (@iamTailor) July 12, 2016

.@ArvindKejriwal good work sir, please complete the repair before Punjab election as after election you won’t do it and I know that

� ??????????? (@PuraneeBastee) July 12, 2016

Such initiatives by the Kejriwal Government have received backlash and opposition, primarily by BJP and Congress supporters in Delhi. �Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party secured massive victory in Delhi 2015 Legislative Assembly elections, securing 67 seats, compared to 3 by BJP and 0 by Congress. �Following his appointment as Delhi Chief Minister, Kejriwal has taken several initiatives for the Sikh community. �His Government has provided rehabilitation packages to widows of 1984 Sikh genocide.

Arvind Kejriwal had also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the working of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) organized by the Central government to probe cases related to 1984 Sikh genocide. Kejriwal had sought permission from the Union government to organize an independent SIT to probe cases on behalf of the Delhi government. Under pressure of Kejriwal’s queries, the Union government triggered the working of SIT and an announcement to probe closed cases was made by the SIT. Union government of India had initially organized SIT for six months in February, 2015 but later its validity was extended for one year.