3 Delhi BJP MPs Visit Sajjan Kumar's House. Then Party Chief's Big Action - NDTV

**Delhi BJP MPs’ Visit to Sajjan Kumar’s Home Sparks Party‑Leadership Crackdown**

Three Delhi Lok Sabha members of the Bharatiya Janata Party – Raghav Chadha, Sanjay Bansal and Parvesh Verma – paid a condolence visit to the family of former MP Sajjan Kumar on Sunday, a day after the latter’s death was announced. Sajjan Kumar, a two‑time Congress MP from the outer‑Delhi constituency, had been convicted in 2018 for his role in the 1984 anti‑Sikh pogroms that left hundreds dead. The MPs, speaking briefly with Kumar’s widow, framed the gesture as a personal act of sympathy, but the timing and the decision to honor a figure still under a death‑sentence shadow ignited a firestorm across the political spectrum.

BJP state chief Nitin Nabint, who heads the party’s Delhi unit, publicly rebuked the three legislators, calling the move “irresponsible” and “insensitive to the trauma of the Sikh community.” In a press conference, Nabint warned that any deviation from the party’s disciplined stance on the 1984 issue would attract internal action, hinting at possible suspension or a formal reprimand. He stressed that the party’s narrative on the anti‑Sikh riots remains a core part of its national agenda, and that any individual’s unilateral outreach to a convicted participant could jeopardize the BJP’s credibility with Sikh voters ahead of upcoming municipal polls.

Opposition leaders seized on the controversy to underscore the lingering divisions the 1984 tragedy still creates. Congress veteran H.S. Phoolka, who has filed multiple petitions for justice for the victims, called for a boycott of the three MPs, labeling their visit “a betrayal of secular values.” The Tribune noted that Phoolka’s reaction reflects broader Sikh disquiet about attempts to rehabilitate figures like Sajjan Kumar, whose conviction remains a touchstone of communal memory. Analysts predict that the episode will intensify intra‑party debates over discipline and could compel the BJP leadership to tighten its code of conduct regarding politically sensitive commemorations.