Jagdish Tytler quits

President accepts resignation New Delhi, August 10 After holding out for two days Union Minister Jagdish Tytler finally resigned from the Cabinet tonight. Punjab page: Statewide protests against ATR and more

PM promises all steps to reopen ’84 riot cases New Delhi, August 10 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government would take all possible steps within the ambit of law to reopen or further examine individual cases recommended by the commission on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. In video (28k, 56k) More stories on Nation page

NDA, Left want action, not just resignation
New Delhi, August 10
The Opposition NDA and the Left Parties tonight demanded concrete action and implementation of the Nanavati Commission recommendations in full.

’84 riots: protesters lathi-charged

New Delhi, August 10 Today it became evident that any appeasement-like action, whether it is a promise of employment to their children or even the resignation of Minister of State for Overseas Affairs Jagdish Tytler, will not soothe the pain of Delhi riot victims.
Relatives of November, 1984, riot victims clash with the police during a demonstration at Parliament Street in New Delhi, on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi

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Alexander rebuts Gavai’s charges on ’84 riots
New Delhi, August 10
Rejecting criticism against him, the then Principal Secretary to Prime Minister today charged the then Delhi Lt Governor P.G. Gavai with making “totally incorrect” statements with regard to dealing with the anti-Sikh riots in the capital.

Bihari Babu won’t campaign for BJP
Writes letter to Advani
New Delhi, August 10
It’s Union Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s dream come true as a sulking “Bihari Babu” Shatrughan Sinha has formally told the BJP party president that he will not be joining the party’s beleaguered campaign for the Bihar elections.

No evidence of SIMI involvement in Ayodhya attack
New Delhi, August 10
The government today said there had been no evidence so far of the involvement of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in the July 5 terrorist attack on Ram Janam Bhoomi in Ayodhya. No activist of SIMI had been arrested or property seized in this connection, Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal told the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.