Press Trust of India Posted online: Monday, August 08, 2005 at 1218 hours IST Updated: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 at 1010 hours IST
New Delhi, August 9: The Nanavati Commission of inquiry, which went into the anti-Sikh riots here in 1984, has indicted Union Minister Jagdish Tytler saying there was "credible evidence" against him, that he had "very probably" had a hand in the organising attacks and demanded government take "further action as may be necessary".
"The Commission considers it safe to record a finding that there is credible evidence against Jagdish Tytler to the effect that very probably he had a hand in organising attacks on Sikhs.
"The Commission, therefore, recommends to the government to look into this aspect and take further action as may be necessary," said the 339-page report of the Commission, headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice G T Navavati, set up by the NDA government.
The report of the Commission, which points fingers at several "local" Congress leaders including Sajjan Kumar, MP, late Dharam Dass Sastry and H K L Bhagat, however, absolved the party saying there was no evidence to suggest that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi or any other high-ranking leader had "suggested or organised" the attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed.
However, the action taken report of the government on the Commission's findings, rejected the recommendation against Tytler saying, "it is clear from the remarks 'very probably' that the Commission itself was not absolutely sure about his involvement in such attacks."
New Delhi, August 9: The Nanavati Commission of inquiry, which went into the anti-Sikh riots here in 1984, has indicted Union Minister Jagdish Tytler saying there was "credible evidence" against him, that he had "very probably" had a hand in the organising attacks and demanded government take "further action as may be necessary".
