CHANDIGARH, May 30 -- The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has directed Punjab Police to submit an action taken report (ATR) by July 1 in connection with suo motu proceedings over alleged casteist remarks made by Punjab Congress chief and MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring during poll campaigning last year.

The controversy pertains to remarks allegedly made by Warring while campaigning in favour of the Congress candidate during the November 11 Tarn Taran assembly bypoll. After his remarks drew sharp reactions from leaders of other parties, Warring clarified that former Union minister Buta Singh, a veteran Congress leader, was like a father figure to him, and he could never mean any disrespect to him or to anyone else.

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