Jalandhar, June 24 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday demanded that the entire case involving the alleged sacrilege committed by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann be handed over to the CBI. Party leader Maheshinder Grewal told the media that only a CBI probe could get to the bottom of the issue as it had become an inter-state case involving a money trail that needed investigation.Grewal, one of the five members of the Akali Dal committee constituted to approach religious organis…
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) As the row over Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s purported video intensifies, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has called for his arrest, raising strong objections over the recent reports of Punjab officials allegedly forcing “fabricated” forensic reports of the clip.The Delhi Minister also cited arrests and cases against those who submitted a “fabricated” forensic report, calling it an attempt to “suppress a matter hurting Sikh sentiments”.Addressing a press c…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that a major conspiracy to manipulate forensic evidence has been exposed following the arrest of two men by Gurugram Police in connection with a complaint filed by a forensic expert, who claimed that senior Punjab Police officials had attempted to influence the preparation of a forensic report related to an “objectionable” video clip allegedly featuring Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.The controversy comes amid a…
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Talbir Singh Gill would be the party’s candidate from Majitha for the 2027 Assembly elections. He said the people would not allow any attempt to push Punjab back into beadbi (sacrilege) and ‘goondagardi’, and that development, dignity and respect for the Akal Takht Sahib would remain paramount.Addressing a public gathering after laying the foundation stone of 23 new rural li…
Chandigarh, Jan 17 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Saturday urged Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta to disqualify Leader of Opposition Atishi as a member of the House for making blasphemous remarks against the Guru Sahiban. In a letter to the Speaker, Badal said he was anguished at Atishi’s conduct, both in his capacity as the party President as well as a devout Sikh. He said from a legislative viewpoint, the conduct of Atishi constituted a grave breach of privi…
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab President Sunil Jakhar has written to Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, demanding a forensic investigation by a credible laboratory into a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows a person resembling Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.Speaking to the media here after a rally in Samrala along with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, held as part of the public awareness campaign for the rural employment s…