New Delhi: Jagdish Tytler, accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, has been given a place as a permanent member of the State Congress Committee. Congress Working President Sonia Gandhi has placed Tytler in the State Congress Committee. Tytler has been accompanied by former State Congress President JP Agarwal, former National General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi and former Union Ministers Kapil Sibal, Ajay Maken and Krishna Tirath.
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Sonia Gandhi has appointed Jagdish Tytler, who is an accused in the Congress sponsored 1984 Sikh genocide, as one of the 37 permanent invitees to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee.
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) October 29, 2021
Sikh lives don’t matter for the Congress party? Is Punjab listening? https://t.co/rX7X82qpOv
Tytler's name came up in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Jagdish Tytler has been accused of inciting people during the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. Bjp IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya has now attacked the Congress. Amit Malviya tweeted, "Sonia Gandhi has appointed Jagdish Tytler as one of the 37 permanent invitees of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, accused of the 1984 Sikh massacre sponsored by the Congress. Do the lives of Sikhs not matter to the Congress party? Is Punjab listening?''
BJPÂ national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia has attacked the Congress over the move and wrote, "Shame on the Congress for hurting the sentiments of Indians, especially Sikh and Punjabi community members once again. Jagdish Tytler is accused of the 1984 Sikh riots. Congress failed to bring justice to the victims, rewarded the culprits.''
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