Jalandhar Sikhs intensify protests over clean chit to Tytler
April 4th, 2009 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
Jalandhar, Apr 4 (ANI): Hundreds of Sikhs burnt effigies of Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi, and vandalized party’s office in Jalandhar as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave clean chit to former Union Minister Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
On April 2, the court gave clean chit to Tytler after the CBI said that it did not have sufficient evidence against the Congress leader.
Sikhs want the Central Government to take action against Tytler, who according to them, instigated rioters after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984.
“I want to make an appeal to people of the entire country to not to vote the Congress in the upcoming general elections. In Punjab they should lose all 13 seats. This would be like an ointment to our wounds and would also be true homage to those who died in the riots,” said Surjeet Kaur, a protester.
At least 2,733 people were killed, in reprisal killings after Indira Gandhi’s assassination, which was carried out to avenge her decision to send troops to flush out Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. (ANI)
- Sikhs demand death sentence for Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler - May 05, 2010
- Tytler given clean chit in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case - Apr 27, 2010
- 1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI seeks dismissal of case against Tytler - Jul 24, 2010
- Rajya Sabha adjourned over Tytler acquittal - Apr 29, 2010
- Don't close riots case probe against Tytler, court told (Lead) - Feb 16, 2012
- Sikhs protest to demand Rajoana's release - Mar 28, 2012
- Uproar in Lok Sabha over Tytler's acquittal - Apr 29, 2010
- 1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI questioned in Tytler case - Mar 29, 2010
- Jagdish Tytler gets clean chit in 1984 riots case - Apr 27, 2010
- Tytler acquittal triggers uproar in parliament (Afternoon Lead) - Apr 29, 2010
- CBI defends clean chit to Tytler in anti-Sikh riots case - Feb 10, 2010
- Sajjan claims right to confront witness with proof - May 23, 2012
- Police recorded 1984 witnesses' statements in unfair manner: CBI - Apr 09, 2012
- Opposition mounts to Amitabh's plea on anti-Sikh riots - Dec 16, 2011
- 1984 riots case: CBI terms witness 'unreliable' - Dec 01, 2009
Tags: anti sikh riots, cbi, central bureau of investigation, clean chit, congress leader, congress leaders, effigies, general elections, golden temple, indira gandhi, jagdish tytler, jalandhar, party president, prime minister indira, reprisal killings, rioters, separatists, sikhs, sonia gandhi, union minister