SAD lashes out at Phoolka for raising finger on Harsimrat Badal

CHANDIGARH: A day after Supreme Court lawyer HS Phoolka questioned Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on the issue of clean chit granted to Jagdish Tytler by NDA Government, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) lashed out at Phoolka and accused him of taking money for contesting the cases of 1984 Delhi riot victims, the charge Phoolka has strongly refuted.SAD said that Phoolka had recommended names of his juniors for riot victims cases and even now a layer repersenting DSGMC was junior of Phoolka. In reply to SAD charges Phoolka has announced to file defamtion case against Harsimrat Badal. In a statement here, DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK said at various stages during the last 30 years, Phoolka had recommended his juniors to the SGPC and the same were given payments for representing the 1984 genocide victims. “We welcome any litigation on this issue and will expose you not only in court but also in the eyes of the entire Sikh community whom you have used to carve out a political career for yourself despite failing to get even one of the main genocide perpetrators convicted in the last 31 years”.The DSGMC president said “we will also launch proceedings against you for claiming that the Akali Dal has given a clean chit to Jagdish Tytler. “Please show any evidence of the same or be ready to face the music”, he added.Manjit GK said the DSGMC would also approach the centre, Punjab and Delhi governments and demand a full probe into the income and property made by Phoolka in the last 31 years, especially since he has claimed that he has been working without remuneration. Mr GK said there seemed to be something suspicious in the activities of the AAP leader who wanted to maintain a stranglehold over all the important cases pertaining to the genocide. “Even now Mr Phoolka insists on appearing at court hearings in cases filed by Lakhwinder Kaur and Sheela Kaur against Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar respectively. This despite DSGMC hiring three lawyers to fight the cases and he is no longer directly representing the victims. It is a mystery as to why he is getting his name included in court hearings”.