Congress denies appointments to Sajjan Kumar, Tytler
6 Nov 2014 10:37 PM GMT
The city Congress on Wednesday denied that any sort of committee was constituted to chalk out poll strategies and select candidates for Delhi election.
‘The Congress has neither constituted an eight-member committee in connection with the Delhi assembly elections, nor any discussion about it had taken place at any level,’ chief spokesperson Mukesh Sharma said in a statement.
The clarification came after TV channels started flashing reports on Kumar and Tytler. But after the reports of inclusion of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler in the committee broke out, there was severe criticism from Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC). Both Tytler and Kumar have been accused of involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and their inclusion in the core Congress Delhi team could see the erosion of the party’s Sikh vote bank. DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK, while reacting to the reports that Congress was mulling to give Tytler and Kumar prominent roles in the forthcoming assembly elections said, it would be like rubbing salt into the wounds of Sikhs.
‘The Congress has neither constituted an eight-member committee in connection with the Delhi assembly elections, nor any discussion about it had taken place at any level,’ chief spokesperson Mukesh Sharma said in a statement.
The clarification came after TV channels started flashing reports on Kumar and Tytler. But after the reports of inclusion of Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler in the committee broke out, there was severe criticism from Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC). Both Tytler and Kumar have been accused of involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and their inclusion in the core Congress Delhi team could see the erosion of the party’s Sikh vote bank. DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK, while reacting to the reports that Congress was mulling to give Tytler and Kumar prominent roles in the forthcoming assembly elections said, it would be like rubbing salt into the wounds of Sikhs.
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