New Delhi: Union minister Harsimrat Kaur
Badal today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and demanded
the "immediate arrest" of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in
connection with his "involvement" in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
The Shiromani Akali Dal leader met Singh with her party
collegue Naresh Gujral and submitted a memorandum and a video
of a purported sting operation showing Tytler apparently
admitting his role in the riots.
Tytler has said the video is doctored.
"It is a matter of great shock and concern that Jagdish
Tytler has clearly admitted his involvement in killing of 100
Sikhs and also admitted his culpability in several heinous
crimes..," Badal said in the memorandum.
The food processing minister requested Singh to direct
investigating agencies to immediately arrest Tytler and
conduct a lie-detector test on him.
Badal also claimed that, according to the sting
operation, the Congress leader had admitted his
culpability in illegal transactions running into billions of
rupees in the appointment of Delhi High Court judges among
others.
The sting operation was released by the Delhi Sikh
Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh
GK earlier this week.
He had said it was received by him from an unknown man on
February 3.
Tytler has filed a police complaint against the DSGMC
president, accusing him of circulating a "doctored" video
clip.
PTI
