1984 riots: Akali Dal protests over Amarinder Singh’s remark on Tytler
Updated: April 21, 2014 4:40:11 pm- 1 / 5
Akali Dal on Monday (April 21) staged a protest outside Congress headquarters in New Delhi against its Amritsar Lok Sabha candidate Amarinder Singh's alleged remarks on the anti-Sikh riots of 1984.
Sikhs break a barricade as they protest against Captain Amarinder Singh for his recent remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, in New Delhi. (AP)- 2 / 5
Scores of Akali activists reached the Congress office at 24, Akbar Road, holding placards and raised anti-Congress slogans and clashed with police, which had erected barricades to stop them. (AP)
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As the protesters refused to budge, police resorted to use of water cannon to disperse them. (AP)
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In his recent remarks to a private channel Singh had said that he believed Congress leader Jagdish Tytler played no role in fuelling the violence in 1984 that left hundreds of Sikhs dead.
Sikhs stand near a police barricade during a protest against Congress party leader and former chief minister of Punjab state Captain Amarinder Singh for his recent remarks on the country’s 1984 anti-Sikh riots. (AP)- 5 / 5
The protesters were detained and taken to a nearby police station.
Sikhs break a barricade as they protest against Amarinder Singh. (AP)