How did the CJC-II i.e. Carnage Justice Committee come to be formed in 2000?
A. The Carnage Justice Committee was formed after the Vajpayee Government conceded the demand for a fresh inquiry into the 1984 massacre. Its object is similar to the purpose for which the Citizens Justice Committee was set up in 1985 after the appointment of the Misra Commission. Namely, to represent the victims and help the Commission concerned find out the truth. H.S. Phoolka has been a catalyst for the formation of both the CJCs. But one conspicuous difference between the two CJCs is in their composition. While politicians of all hues were kept out of the CJC-I, there are quite a few members of Akali Dal and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee besides eminent lawyers and human rights activists in the CJC-II. This change in composition is mainly because of the financial problems the CJC-I faced on account of being totally non-partisan and having no formal link with the DSGMC. When the composition of the CJC-II was to be decided, Phoolka and his associates decided to accept help
