Religious Boundaries
Punjab's latest anti-sacrilege law has reopened an old wound, but the debate it has triggered is no longer confined to the punishment of those who desecrate the Guru Granth Sahib.
Punjab's latest anti-sacrilege law has reopened an old wound, but the debate it has triggered is no longer confined to the punishment of those who desecrate the Guru Granth Sahib.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) alleged that former Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh violated the Takht's hukamnama, which prohibits using the proceedings of the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs in court-related matters.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday demanded an immediate resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stating that the latter had lost all moral authority to continue in the chair after participating in the special Vidhan Sabha session proceedings in an inebriated state.
A senior official’s death has triggered a political storm in Punjab, leading to a minister’s resignation and a government-ordered probe into the allegations surrounding the case.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today appealed to Punjabis to beware of agencies that might introduce a new entrant into the electoral fray in Punjab and even support the new political outfit, in the same manner as certain individuals were propped up during the 2024 parliamentary elections to weaken the SAD ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls.
Badal said like previous elections AAP was selling tickets in this election too. He said Members of Parliament and legislators elected by people of AAP left party against the dictatorship of Kejriwal.
They also related the plight of the youth of the state who were mistreated in the Tihar jail when incarcerated there in connection with the farmers’ protests.
He said the CM and home minister Sukhjinder Randhawa held meetings on a daily basis to frame him in a false case.
On Friday, AAP workers created a ruckus at the Press conference held by AAP’s Punjab co-in-charge, Raghav Chadha in Jalandhar.
The SAD spokesman said the party would fight this vendetta in all appropriate forums.
