Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Monday welcomed the decision of the Akal Takht Jathedar to seek a comprehensive review of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act of 2026 and to initiate wider consultations before such a sensitive piece of legislation is moved forward. “The sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib-ji is above politics. Any law concerning our eternal Guru cannot be drafted in haste, passed for headlines, or used…
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Chandigarh, June 29 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday raised questions over ministers and legislators giving their consent to the Jagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, without reading it.He said this clearly showed that the Bhagwant Mann government, its ministers, legislators and AAP leaders, especially Arvind Kejriwal, were merely indulging in politics over the issue of the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib and playing with Sikh sentiments.In a …
Amritsar, June 29 (IANS) The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Monday gave an ultimatum to the AAP government in Punjab of one month to remove the objectionable clauses from the highly sensitive, recently enacted Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkaar (Amendment) Act, 2026, in line with Sikh sentiments. The directive came from Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, after all Sikh legislators and ministers appeared before the Akal Takht and, by raising their hands, agreed to …
Amritsar, June 29 (IANS) All 78 Sikh legislators in the House of 117, including nine Cabinet ministers led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwa, on Monday appeared before the Akal Takht to deliberate on and present their views on the amended anti-sacrilege law that was implemented without properly consulting with it and other ‘panthic’ bodies, including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act,…
Amritsar, June 28 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday reaffirmed that the Akal Takht is the supreme temporal authority of the Sikh community and said that all ministers, MLAs and the Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha will appear before it on Monday to present the government’s position with humility. Declaring that every directive of the Akal Takht Sahib is paramount and will be obeyed in true letter and spirit, the Chief Minister said the government would also submit details of the …
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday presented evidence exposing the conspiracy behind a fake video circulated on social media to malign his image on religious grounds. Displaying videos and other material before the media in Mohali, the Chief Minister said a mask resembling him was procured and used to create the fabricated video.He also identified Canada-based Jagman Samra as the person who used the mask to shoot the video.Chief Minister Mann said the fake…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Majithia on Thursday said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had committed a self-goal by changing his version on the video in which he was seen committing sacrilege against the Guru Sahiban and Guru Granth Sahib for the third time. Majithia alleged that the Chief Minister was “making repeated somersaults and speaking a hundred lies to defend one lie.” He said another theory was now being put forward, with the Chief Minister…
Chandigarh, June 25 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney has written to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw seeking urgent action against the spread of hateful, derogatory and inflammatory content targeting the Akal Takht, the Jathedars and revered Sikh institutions on social media. “Such attempts to hurt religious sentiments and disturb communal harmony have no place in our society. I have requested immediate intervention under the provisions of the IT Act to ensure strict action agai…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Thursday demanded the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and called for an FIR against him under the Anti-Sacrilege Law due to an alleged controversy involving an objectionable video. Speaking to reporters, Chadha said the truth behind the sacrilege-related video involving Bhagwant Mann, which he alleged was attempted to be concealed through a fabricated forensic report by the Punjab government, has now been expose…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) In a pointed rebuke to the media fraternity, the Akal Takht has voiced deep regret over what it described as a deliberate “blackout” of coverage, particularly in Punjabi and regional outlets, regarding the sensational FIR registered by Gurugram Police in the controversial video case involving the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The apex Sikh temporal authority had earlier this month taken the unprecedented step of declaring Chief Minister Mann “guru dokhi” (anti-gu…