Akali Dal To Move Resolution Against 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Accused Tytler's Appointment To DPCC

Badal said, "Akali Dal would move a resolution in upcoming Punjab Assembly session on November 8, demanding arrest of Jagdish Tytler" after his appointment to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal (left) and Jagdish Tytler in 2009. (Images: ANI & AFP)

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Friday, lashed out at the Congress for appointing Jagdish Tytler as one of the permanent invitees to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC). Tytler is one of the main accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.  

Addressing a press conference in Ludhiana, Badal said, "Akali Dal would move a resolution in upcoming Punjab Assembly session on November 8, demanding arrest of Jagdish Tytler and other Congressmen responsible for the 1984 Sikh massacre and action against Gandhi family at whose instance it was conducted." (ANI)

The move from Delhi is causing political uproars in Punjab as elections are fast approaching. Tytler's appointment as a permanent member of DPCC invited criticism not only from Akali Dal but also from the BJP. 

“Sidhu had confessed that he barely escaped the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 and now he feels proud of being a leader of the Congress?” said BJP's national secretary Tarun Chugh to PTI. 

Akali Dal would move a resolution in upcoming Punjab Assembly session on Nov 8, demanding arrest of Jagdish Tytler & other Congressmen responsible for the 1984 Sikh massacre & action against Gandhi family at whose instance it was conducted: SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal (05.11) pic.twitter.com/tnqA5N7nN3

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Continuing his attack on the Congress, the Akali Dal chief said, "Congress is supporting the butchers instead of punishing them. Tytler, who is one of the accused in those riots, should immediately be punished."

 "The party should clear the motive behind appointing Tytler as one of the 37 permanent invitees to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. I urge all the Sikhs to boycott Congress," he added. 

Sonia Gandhi appointed Tytler as one of the 37 permanent invitees to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee on 28 October.