The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to anti-Sikh riots in 1984 following the assassination of then Prime Minister of India, on October 31, 1984.
As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) named Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a fresh chargesheet in a case related to anti-Sikh riots in 1984, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said that constant efforts of the party against the "butcher of Delhi" are paying o
In a statement, CBI mentioned that the agency had registered the instant case in November 2005 on an incident wherein Gurudwara Pul Bangash at Azad Market, Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi was set on fire by a mob and three persons namely Sardar Thakur Singh, Badal Singh and Gurcharan Singh were burnt
The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) will examine the voice samples. "I am ready to get hanged...if there is a single evidence against me," Tytler said while leaving the laboratory.
"Congress has to understand this, that whether it is 1984 riots or any other issue hurting people's sentiments, the people involved in such activities should be cornered," he said.
"It is clear what kind of a Satyagraha they (Congress) are doing. The killer of Sikhs (Jagdish Tytler) has joined this Satyagraha. Congress cannot stay without Tytler. He is invited by the party to every event," BJP leader RP Singh told ANI.
Former MP and 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused Jagdish Tytler joined the Congress protest at Raj Ghat, where the party is carrying out 'Sankalp Satyagraha' against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi.
The Aam Aadmi Party has condemned the Congress for including Jagdish Tytler in the delegates team of the All India Congress Committee at the plenary session in Chhattisgarh. The AAP has called for Tytler's expulsion, citing his involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh genocide.
Former MP and 1984 riots accused Jagdish Tytler featured in the list released by the Delhi Congress of 61 elected and co-opted members of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for this year on Sunday.
Former MP and 1984 riots accused Jagdish Tytle featured in the list released by the Delhi Congress of 61 elected and co-opted members of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) for this year on Sunday.
"On the other hand, Tytler is also disappointed that his name is coming up again and again in the 32-year-old case and when everyone is participating in the yatra, why so much controversy over his participation?," party sources told ANI.