Cong drops Tytler, Sajjan Kumar
The Congress announced on Thursday it had dropped Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar as its Lok Sabha candidates in the wake of protests over their alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Congress spokesman Janardhan Dwivedi said that the party had decided that "they will not be Lok Sabha candidates" from Delhi in the general elections set to start on April 16.
Dwivedi added that both Tytler and Sajjan Kumar had opted out of the contest so as not to vitiate the atmosphere ahead of the April-May polls.
Text: IANS
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Image: Congress leader Jagdish Tytler leaves after a press conference to announce his decision to not contest in the upcoming elections in New Delhi, on Thursday, April 9, 2009.
