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The court granted time to Verma to file a written reply and posted the matter to February 23. Senior lawyer H S Phoolka, appearing for CBI, referred to a media report and pointed out that Tytler had given a statement earlier that reportedly showed willingness to undergo the test. Singh urged the court to pass directions over "security threats" to his client. He said that past instances have jeopardised Verma's safety. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on Friday opposed CBI 's plea seeking a polygraph test in relation to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots' case, arguing that the probe agency has not given any reason to do the same.Tytler, who did not appear in person despite a court notice on Friday, filed a reply through his counsel stressing that CBI's plea was filed with a "malafide intention" thereby resulting in "gross misuse of law"..