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NDTV Correspondent, Thursday April 9, 2009, New Delhi

Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are out of the poll race. The decision has been taken by their party. Both have been at the centre of the controversy relating to the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

I will react after court judgement: Tytler

Press Trust of India , Thursday April 9, 2009, New Delhi

Amidst reports that Congress has asked him to withdraw from the Lok Sabha race, party leader Jagdish Tytler on Thursday said he will give his reaction only after the court takes a view on the CBI report on his alleged involvement in 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

PC 'understands' Jarnail's sentiment

NDTV Correspondent, Thursday April 9, 2009, New Delhi

So, was it the shoe thrown by the journalist Jarnail Singh at the Home Minister that proved to be the catalyst for change?

Tytler apologises to the Sikh community

NDTV Correspondent , Friday April 10, 2009, New Delhi

After massive protests by the Sikh community Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar are booted out of elections. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Jagdish Tytler has said what happened in 1984 was a shameless act.

No rethink on my ticket: Jagdish Tytler

NDTV Correspondent , Wednesday April 8, 2009, New Delhi

Jagdish Tytler, the man at the centre of a raging controversy, after the CBI gave him a clean chit in the 1984 Sikh riots case said on Wednesday that he was told by the Congress party that there is no rethink on his ticket.

Sikhs protest against clean chit to Tytler

Press Trust of India , Wednesday April 8, 2009, New Delhi

Members of a conglomerate of radical Sikh organisations blocked rail traffic in several places in Punjab today to protest against CBI's clean chit to Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.

Tempers run high ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Indo Asian News Service, Wednesday April 8, 2009, New Delhi

The political temperature was rising ahead of Lok Sabha elections just nine days away with arrest orders against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad for threatening BJP candidate Varun Gandhi, now in jail, and an emotional Sikh journalist hurling a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram at a Congress press conference on Tuesday.

Withdraw candidature: Congress

NDTV Correspondent, Thursday April 9, 2009, New Delhi

Congress leader Jagdish Tytler has been asked by the party to withdraw his candidature from the Lok Sabha elections.Tytler has accused the BJP and the Akali Dal of running a vicious campaign against him.

PM seeks explanation on Tytler from CBI

NDTV Correspondent , Thursday April 9, 2009, New Delhi

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the CBI to explain the circumstances that led to the agency giving a clean chit to Jagdish Tytler.

Congress may rethink ticket to Tytler

NDTV Correspondent, Tuesday April 7, 2009, New Delhi

Apparently concerned over the political fallout of hurling of shoe at Home Minister P Chidambaram, Congress on Tuesday indicated it was open to review the candidatures of Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar. Tytler and Kumar are accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, but CBI had cleared him recently.

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