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Right before Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived at Raj Ghat to observe a day long fast against the rise of communal violence in India, party leaders and the two 1984 anti-Sikh riot accused – Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar – were allegedly asked to leave the venue.
According to ANI, Tytler left the stage and joined the public, while Kumar left the venue altogether.
Tytler and Kumar have been accused of instigating the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following the assassination of then-prime minister Indira Gandhi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reacted strongly to the presence of Tytler and Kumar at the rally, with Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal calling it a joke.
Many regular Twitter users too took jibes at Congress:
A Delhi BJP leader Harish Khurana claimed that Congress leaders were earlier on Monday seen eating at restaurant in the city before sitting on a protest and observing fast at Rajghat.
The leader took to Twitter to post a photo of the same.
Congress leader AS Lovely hit back at the BJP, saying that the photograph was from before 8 am and that the symbolic fast was from 10:30 am.
Gandhi is set to lead the protest at the Raj Ghat as part of a nationwide "fast" of the party to protest against the Narendra Modi government’s complicity in rising violence against minorities.
Congress workers will hold a day-long fast at all state and district headquarters to protest against the BJP government and to promote communal harmony and peace across the country.
Gandhi will sit with Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken and party workers to protest against the government and its failure to hold discussion in Parliament on key issues such as the CBSE paper leak, the multi-crore PNB scam, Cauvery issue and Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh.
The Congress will also take up issues related to alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act, farm distress and disillusionment among the youth.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI and TOI)
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Published: 09 Apr 2018,01:23 PM IST