New Delhi, December 16: Congress veteran Jagdish Tytler, accused of being involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom, was seen in the dharna called by party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the India Gate in Delhi. The demonstration was called by the Gandhi scion to protest against the police assault on Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University students, who were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Jamia Millia Islamia Protest Against Citizenship Amendment Act Draws National Attention: What We Know So Far.

Tytler's participation in the dharna drew flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party attacked the Congress for attempting to express solidarity with the minorities over CAA, while bringing onboard a leader who is accused of being part of the violence perpetrated against Sikhs in Delhi in 1984.

Visuals of Jagdish Tytler's Presence in Priyanka Gandhi's Dharna

After ending her dharna, Priyanka Gandhi fired fresh salvo against the Narendra Modi government for allegedly attempting to suppress the students' right to protest. The Gandhi scion also announced that her party would leave no stone unturned to seek the withdrawal of divisive CAA.

"Government has given a blow to the Constitution. It's an attack on the soul of the nation, youth is the soul of the nation. It's their right to protest. I'm a mother too. You entered into their library, dragged them out and thrashed them up. This is tyranny," she said.

"Prime Minister should answer on what happened at the University yesterday, whose government beat up the students? He should speak on the sinking economy. His party MLA raped a girl, why hasn't he spoken on it," the Congress leader further asked.

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