New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday stuck to his claim that the the Batla House encounter here was "fake" even as Home Minister P Chidambaram insisted that the gunfight between security forces and terrorists was "genuine".
Singh also said that now after the lapse of so much time, he feels a judicial inquiry into the episode is not possible.
"I stand by the opinion I formed two-three days after the encounter after knowing all the facts. I stick to my stand on it," he said when asked about Chidambaram's disagreeing with his contention that the 2008 encounte3r was fake.
Terming it as his personal opinion, Singh wondered how can five six bullets hit somebody in the head in an encounter.
At the same time, he said he does not doubt the courage and the sacrifice made Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma who was killed in that counter.
Asked about the Home Minister's views, Singh said "he has more facts and also has the government reports."
Singh recalled that he had also approached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a judicial probe into the incident following which an inquiry by NHRC was conducted but during the investigations, the "aggrieved parties were not called,
which was not proper".
Asked whether the issue was closed for him, he said "the issue of getting justice to all these 26 boys as speedily through a free and fair trail is now our topmost priority. That we are demanding and we shall do it," he said.
"Now, the priority is ensure a speedy judicial process in the matter" he said.
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