The Congress came under attack from the Akali Dal (Badal) after Jagdish Tytler, an accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case showed up at an event where Sheila Dikshit took charge as the Delhi Congress chief today.
Mr Tytler, 74, was seen in the front rows, which provoked criticism that the Congress was “again rubbing salt into the wounds of Sikhs”.
“Why should he not come, we are privileged to have him here,” Dikshit said in a comment that was instantly attacked.
“What his family did earlier, Rahul ji is just continuing with that tradition. It clearly shows that they have no respect for sentiments of Sikhs,”Akali Dal’s Harsimrat Kaur Badal told ANI.
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Akali Dal on Jagdish Tytler present at Congress event in Delhi: What his family did earlier, Rahul ji is just continuing with that tradition. It clearly shows that they have no respect for sentiments of Sikhs. pic.twitter.com/jAI1cJl2X9
— ANI (@ANI) January 16, 2019
Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged that the Congress made Tytler sit in the front row at the event to “intimidate” witnesses in related cases.
“The Congress wants to send a message to the witnesses that the party high command supports Tytler and nobody should even try to testify against him,” the MLA alleged.
