California's Lieutenant-Governor Cruz M Bustamante has honoured senior lawyer HS Phoolka with an achievement award and a state commendation for his role in the justice struggle for victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
4 l% A5 m( v2 T3 t% w At a weekend event organised by the California Sikh Council at Los Angles, the Lt-Governor handed over the Sikh Heritage and Achievement Award to Phoolka.
1 d) y, n; X+ i/ u The Lt-Governor also presented him with a state commendation certificate for human rights advocacy.9 X# ?+ @5 G9 y. C- Z: F' A r' V, m' ]
At the function, Senator Barbara Boxer awarded a certificate of appreciation to Phoolka for outstanding services, a press statement said in New Delhi.4 Z; o# y2 B6 K7 @! t" h
Phoolka has been the main counsel for the victims before the Mishra and Nanavati commissions that investigated the anti-Sikh bloodshed in and around Delhi following the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi |
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