Shoes, bottles hurled at Capt Amrinder Singh in California

May 04, 2016 15:56

Shoes and bottles were hurled at former Punjab chief minister Captain Amrinder Singh during a gathering in California yesterday.

The untoward incident took place when Captain Amrinder was addressing the people of Indian origin. One of the kin of a victim of the 1984 Delhi riots reportedly wanted to question the Congress leader over his recent remark that 'Jagdish Tytler had no role in killing of Sikhs in Delhi', but he was asked to keep quiet by Captain Amrinder's supporters.

As the former chief minister was about to leave the venue under tight security, a group of Sikh separatists started raising pro-Khalistan slogans and threw shoes and bottles at him.

Confirming the clash, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, attorney, Sikhs for Justice, said: "It's unfortunate that instead of answering questions regarding his statement about Tytler's role in 1984 Captain Amrinder took support of his henchmen and created an atmosphere of fear."

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

IPL PIX: Pant, Axar dazzle as DC post huge total

Images from the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans.

SP changes mind, now Akhilesh to contest from Kannauj

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kannauj, the party announced on Wednesday, two days after it had declared another candidate for the Uttar Pradesh seat.

Nitin Gadkari faints while speaking at campaign rally

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday fainted while speaking at an election rally in eastern Maharashtra's Yavatmal district.

'Aionos will bridge silos within aviation, hospitality using AI'

Industries such as aviation and hospitality have many silos within them and Aionos, the joint venture between Interglobe Enterprises (IGE) and Assago Group, is an attempt to bridge them and boost efficiencies using artificial...

Will Cummins Impress Allu Arjun?

Pat Cummins left his fans pleasantly surprised as he delivered the famous dialogue from Allu Arjun's Telugu blockbuster Pushpa.