New Delhi: The alleged "confession" of
Congress MP Jagdish Tytler, in a purported sting, on "killing"
100 Sikhs in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots today figured in the
Rajya Sabha with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) seeking justice for
the victims.
Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (SAD), whose notice under Rule 267
was converted into a zero hour submission by Chairman M
Venkiah Naidu, said new evidence has surfaced after a
purported sting operation in which the Congress leader has
allegedly "confessed to killing 100 Sikhs".
Though Dhindsa also named another Congress leader, Naidu
ruled that no names would go on record.
Rule 267 provides for suspension of business of the day
to take up discussion on the given notice. Zero hour allows
members to raise issues concerning people.
Amid protests from Congress members that the matter is
sub judice and the court has already taken cognisance, Dhindsa
asked who were Tytler's accomplices as one person could not
have killed 100 persons.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC)
president Manjit Singh GK had on Monday released a video of a
purported sting operation recorded in 2011, which he said was
received by him from an unknown man on February 3.
Dhindsa said the accused in the sting claims that no
action was taken against him except a sham enquiry.
He went on to claim that in the sting, the accused
boasted of being close to judiciary and that helped his
party colleague to get bail.
Congress leader Anand Sharma said rules of the House do
not allow any matter which is sub-judice to be discussed.
The House cannot be converted into a trial court, he
said.
Naidu said the SAD member and some others had met him and
showed him the CD of the purported sting operation.
The chairman said he asked the MP to authenticate and now
he was willing to do so and place it on the table of the
House.
Dhindsa went on to recall an infamous remark of a former
prime minister on the riots that broke out in the aftermath of
the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi.
This led to protests from the Congress and Naidu ruled
that references to the former prime minister should be removed
from the records.
Dhindsa said Congress is citing rules now "but where were
the rules when Sikhs were massacred. Is anyone talking of
justice. They are not willing to listen to a confession".
