Jagdish Tytler
BJP opposes inclusion of anti-Sikh riot accused Jagdish Tytler in Congress's poll panel
The BJP has opposed Congress's move to include 1984 anti-Sikh riot accused Jagdish Tytler in its committee for the Delhi municipal election, media reports said.
"The Congress rubs salt on the wounds of Sikhs of 1984 carnage by inducting Jagdish Tytler in their Delhi State Election Committee. It shows they have no repentance of what Rajiv Gandhi and his team did in 1984," tweeted BJP's Delhi spokesperson RP Singh.
Congress has named the former MP and minister to a committee that would decide on candidates for the December 4 municipal election in Delhi.
.@INCIndia rubs salt on wounds of Sikhs of 1984 carnage by inducting Jagdish Tytler in their Delhi State Election Committee. It shows that they have no repentance of what Rajiv Gandhi and his team did in 1984. pic.twitter.com/jZ6OyNLyzL
— RP Singh National Spokesperson BJP (@rpsinghkhalsa) November 10, 2022
Tytler has been accused of leading mobs against Sikhs after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was killed by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984, as revenge for ordering operation Blue Star in the Golden Temple, which had become the hub of armed militants.
Many innocent Sikhs were killed in the riots. Government estimates project that about 2,800 Sikhs were killed in Delhi and 3,350 nationwide, whilst independent sources estimate the number of deaths at about 17,000–30,000.
Congress has drawn flak multiple times over Tytler's presence at its events, often in the front row.
The Delhi Municipal polls will take place on December 4 and the results will be announced on December 7.
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