Chandigarh/ Tarn Taran, Nov. 5 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Tarn Taran deputy commissioner and senior superintendent of police in connection with Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring's allegedly "casteist remarks" made against former Union home minister Buta Singh during campaigning in the district in favour of the Congress candidate ahead of November 11 Tarn Taran bypoll. The NCSC, which took suo motu cognisance of a news report based on BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh's statement on the incident, asked the district officials to submit the action taken report within seven days of the receipt of the notice. "If the commission does not receive a reply from you within the stipulated time, it may exercise the powers of civil courts conferred upon it under Article 338 of the Constitution of India and issue summons for your appearance in person or by a representative before the commission," it added. Chugh also submitted a complaint to the commission against the Congress leader. After his remarks drew sharp reactions from the leaders of other parties, Warring clarified that Buta Singh was like a father figure to him, and he could never mean any disrespect to him or to anyone else. Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday filed a complaint with Tarn Taran SSP and demanded a case be registered against Warring under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The SC wing of the party also held a dharna against Warring. CM Bhagwant Mann and Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Tuesday said that Warring has revealed his 'casteist mentality.' Mann, while campaigning for AAP candidate, targeted Warring, saying, "He made casteist remarks and now he is seeking an apology. They do not want someone from a poor family to move forward," said Mann. The Punjab Congress condemned rival parties for trying to "politicise and distort" Warring's remarks. Kuldeep Singh Vaid, chairman of the SC department of the state unit, and ex-MLA Pawan Kumar Adia said, "Warring spelled out and emphasised the inclusiveness of the Congress, which does not discriminate against anyone in the name of colour, creed, caste or community." They said it's a standard way of expression against discrimination of any type....