Talking to News 18, Tytler said Rajiv Gandhi recced the areas with him and was extremely anguished at party MPs from Delhi who were asked to go their constituencies and contain the situation. Reacting to the claim, former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal said: “Jagdish Tytler has revealed that Rajiv Gandhi travelled with him across the city in 1984. The fresh impetus to reinvestigate the Congress leader’s role in 1984 riots is due to the claims of Tytler’s former aide who has deposed against him in a Kardooma court. He had said "A Prime Minister who justifies the killing of innocent citizens, definitely does not deserve Bharat Ratna. "We demand Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna be taken back."

Source: dna January 29, 2018 11:48 UTC