Desecration of holy texts: SGPC slams govt, police
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has criticised the government and the police over persistent incidents of desecration of holy texts in the state.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has criticised the government and the police over persistent incidents of desecration of holy texts in the state.
Condemning the latest sacrilege of ‘gutkas’ at Bhagta Bhaike village in Bathinda district, SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said, “Despite increase in such incidents, the government and police administration are sleeping. The police only register a case every time such an incident takes place and the culprits are never identified.” He said if steps are not taken to check such acts, Punjab may lose its hard-earned peace.
Claiming that on the desecrated pages, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi zindabad” and “RSS zindabad” slogans were written, Makkar said some forces were definitely trying to disturb the communal harmony in Punjab.
He appealed to the Sikhs to maintain peace and demanding early arrest of the culprits.
AKAL TAKHT JATHEDAR CONDEMNS ACT
Demanding a strict action against the culprits, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh urged the gurdwara managements to be alert and install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
He said people behind such acts wanted to create a rift between religions.
The jathedar urged the government to use all their intelligence resources to ensure the arrest of the culprits.
He also condemned the recent sacrilege of Quran in Malerkotla.