Delhi encounter was not fake: Amar

NEW DELHI: After sparking a furore by demanding a judicial inquiry into the killing of militants in Delhi's Batla House, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today said he had never called the encounter "fake" but felt that the issue of insecurity among minorities should be addressed. "I am not saying Batla Nagar encounter was fake and the martyrdom of the police officer was fake but I feel minorities are feeling insecure," Singh, whose inclusion in the National Integration Council by the UPA government drew flak from BJP, said on the sidelines of the NIC meet. Minorities were feeling a sense of insecurity in Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the country, he told reporters. Asked about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's criticism over non-inclusion of "terrorism" on the agenda for the NIC meet, Singh said... [read full story]