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'Leave Hypocrisy': BJP Takes a Dig at Rahul Gandhi Over Sikh Shrines Visit
'Leave Hypocrisy': BJP Takes a Dig at Rahul Gandhi Over Sikh Shrines Visit
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Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) is Congress' largest mass campaign since independence that would cover a distance of 3,570 kilometers over 150 days.
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The BJP on Tuesday took a swipe at Congress parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi for visiting the Sikh shrines of the Golden Temple and Fatehgarh Sahib in Amritsar District of India's Punjab after his ongoing foot march entered the state on Monday."On one hand visiting Golden Temple, Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara but also extending hand of patronage & protection to Jagdish Tytler, Kamal Nath & Sajjan Kumar. Will it sack Tytler? Does Congress repent for the statement of Rajiv Gandhi 'Bada Ped Girta hai (big tree falls)'," BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala tweeted Tuesday morning.Poonawala's "hypocrisy" jibe at Gandhi came in the context of former parliamentarian Jagdish Tytler's alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.Who is Jagdish Tytler?Tytler, a former federal minister is an accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which more than 2,800 people belonging to Sikh community were killed in Delhi following the assassination of Congress leader and ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She was killed by her Sikh bodyguards at her official residence.Tytler is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's premier investigating agency, for his involvement in the massacre. Notably, Tytler is still an active Congress member. In November last year, India's main opposition party raised eyebrows for making him a part of a Congress panel that would choose candidates for the civic polls in Delhi that were eventually won by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).The move drew sharp reactions from the BJP in particular.Tytler is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's top anti-corruption watchdog, for his involvement in the massacre. Last month, the CBI sought more time to file its report about the case. The next hearing of his case is scheduled for March 2.
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'Leave Hypocrisy': BJP Takes a Dig at Rahul Gandhi Over Sikh Shrines Visit
12:54 11.01.2023 (Updated: 13:30 11.01.2023) 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' (Unite India March) is Congress' largest mass campaign since independence that would cover a distance of 3,570 kilometres over 150 days.
The BJP on Tuesday took a swipe at Congress parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi for visiting the Sikh shrines of the Golden Temple and Fatehgarh Sahib in Amritsar District of India's Punjab after his ongoing foot march entered the state on Monday.
"On one hand visiting Golden Temple, Fatehgarh Sahib Gurudwara but also extending hand of patronage & protection to Jagdish Tytler, Kamal Nath & Sajjan Kumar. Will it sack Tytler? Does Congress repent for the statement of Rajiv Gandhi 'Bada Ped Girta hai (big tree falls)'," BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala tweeted Tuesday morning.
"Hypocrisy Chodo (Leave) Rahul!" the BJP politician added.
Poonawala's "hypocrisy" jibe at Gandhi came in the context of former parliamentarian Jagdish Tytler's alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.
Tytler, a former federal minister is an accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which more than 2,800 people belonging to Sikh community were killed in Delhi following the assassination of Congress leader and ex-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. She was killed by her Sikh bodyguards at her official residence.
Tytler is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's premier investigating agency, for his involvement in the massacre.
Notably, Tytler is still an active Congress member. In November last year, India's main opposition party raised eyebrows for making him a part of a Congress panel that would choose candidates for the civic polls in Delhi that were eventually won by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The move drew sharp reactions from the BJP in particular.
"Indian National Congress rubs salt on wounds of Sikhs of 1984 carnage by inducting Jagdish Tytler in their Delhi State Election Committee," BJP's RP Singh had tweeted.
Tytler is currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's top anti-corruption watchdog, for his involvement in the massacre. Last month, the CBI sought more time to file its report about the case.
The next hearing of his case is scheduled for March 2.
