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BJP chief Nitin Nabin rebukes three Delhi MPs for visiting Sajjan Kumar’s home — Photo: The Economic Times

BJP chief Nitin Nabin rebukes three Delhi MPs for visiting Sajjan Kumar’s home

Party president Nitin Nabin summoned three Delhi legislators on Saturday, voicing displeasure over their condolence visit to the late Sajjan Kumar, a convicted 1984 riot figure.

By SamacharDaily Editorial Team • 30 Aug 2026, 05:22 AM IST • 1 min read

Key Takeaways & Quick Context

The Development: Party president Nitin Nabin summoned three Delhi legislators on Saturday, voicing displeasure over their condolence visit to the late Sajjan Kumar, a convicted 1984 riot figure.
Strategic Significance: The incident underscores the BJP’s internal struggle to balance political outreach with the need to distance itself from controversial figures linked to historic communal violence,...
Next Phase: The party’s disciplinary committee is set to review the MPs’ conduct within the next week, with Nitin Nabin indicating that sanctions could range from formal warnings to temporary suspension of party privileges. The three legislators are expected to submit written explanations to the committee before any decision is announced.

On Saturday, BJP president Nitin Nabin called three Delhi MPs—Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Mahendra Nath Pandey and Sanjay Singh—to a party office, chastising them for traveling to the residence of Sajjan Kumar after the former minister’s death on August 20.

Kumar, who was serving a life sentence for his role in the 1984 anti‑Sikh riots, died at Safdarjung Hospital. The MPs had gone to offer condolences, a move Nabin said contravened the party’s stance on distancing itself from individuals linked to the riots.

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Nabin warned that any further association with convicted rioters would attract internal disciplinary action, emphasizing the BJP’s commitment to upholding the party’s image and the sensitivities surrounding the 1984 violence.

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Why This Matters

The incident underscores the BJP’s internal struggle to balance political outreach with the need to distance itself from controversial figures linked to historic communal violence, a factor that can influence voter sentiment, especially among Sikh communities.

It also signals a potential tightening of party discipline ahead of upcoming state elections, as leadership seeks to preempt criticism that could be leveraged by opposition parties to question the BJP’s moral standing.

Reporting based on verified dispatches from The Economic Times. View primary release ↗

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