Jagdish Tytler under pressure, may quit

Indian police use water canon to disperse relatives of Sikh men who were killed in the 1984 riots during a demonstration in New Delhi yesterday following the release of the Nanavati Commission report. PHOTO: AFP

Amid growing pressure on the Congress-led government from the opposition, Left parties and members of the Sikh community to remove him, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Tytler met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday afternoon.

The Opposition, Left and even some allies in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) members criticised the government's action taken report (ATR) that virtually absolved Tytler and other Congress leaders named in the Nanavati panel report.

The Nanavati report and the ATR were tabled in parliament on Monday. Sikh organisations also held a protest demonstration in the capital demanding action against Tytler.