
Samajwadi Party SP general secretary Amar Singh on Wednesday claimed that UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi supports demand for a judicial probe into the Jamia Nagar police encounter that followed the serial terror blasts in the Capital.
8220;I have demanded judicial probe into the Batla House police encounter on several occasions. Sonia Gandhi supported my demand every time. I have never felt any opposition from Gandhi on this so far,8221; said Amar Singh while addressing mediapersons at his residence on Wednesday.
Singh said he wondered why the Government was not ready to institute a judicial probe despite Sonia8217;s support.
Singh8217;s claims hold significance when the Congress had rejected the demand for a judicial probe into the incident asking people to wait for the completion of the investigation process. A section of the Congress raised questions over the encounter after the disquiet among its minority support base.
The SP had come under attack from the BJP for its demand for a judicial probe into the Jamia encounter. Singh8217;s revelations comes while the Congress is trying to put the BJP on the mat for its anti-terror stand accusing the saffron party of having 8220;direct links8221; with Malegaon bomb blast accused Pragya Singh.