The Srikrishna Commission was appointed to probe the:

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  1. criminalisation of politics
  2. circumstances around Subhash Chandra Bose’s death
  3. Bombay (now Mumbai) riots
  4. assassination of Indira Gandhi

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Option 3 : Bombay (now Mumbai) riots
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The correct answer is Bombay (now Mumbai) riots.

Key Points

  • Justice B.N. Shrikrishna commission was appointed to probe the Bombay riots.
  • Victims, witnesses and alleged perpetrators were examined by the commission.
  • Shiv Sena disbanded the commission in 1996.
  • The commission was reconstituted in 1996 on demand of the public.
  • The Mumbai bomb blasts were also examined when the commission was reconstituted.
  • Recommendations of the commission were rejected by the Shiv Sena government.

 

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  • Maharashtra's government had not acted upon the recommendation of the commission.
  • Justice Shrikrishna was retired chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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