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Sanjiv Bhatt refuses to receive award with ‘tainted’ Jagdish Tytler

Sanjeev BhattSanjeev BhattPublished: Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011, 8:05 IST 
By Iftikhar Gilani | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA

Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt and noted journalists Zafar Agha have declined to receive the Maulana Mohd Ali Jauhar Award as a mark of protest against honouring of Sikh riot accused Jagdish Tytler with the same award.

Decline Maulana Mohd Ali Jauhar Award as protest: Activists

Jagdish TytlerJagdish TytlerBy TCN News,

New Delhi: Civil rights activists have urged seven eminent nominated personalities to not accept the Maulana Mohd Ali Jauhar Award as a mark of protest against honoring Sikh riot accused Jagdish Tytler with the same award at the same stage. Delhi-based Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar Academy has announced to award 8 people on 10th Dec. at India Islamic Cultural Centre here in New Delhi.

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