New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Cabinet Minister and Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Saturday that the truth has come before the nation regarding the objectionable words uttered by Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi during a discussion on Guru Tegh Bahadur in the Assembly, and she must apologise.Sirsa said that Atishi must come forward to provide clarification and apologise, along with AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, to the nation and Sikh society. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann …
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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 14 (IANS) Traditionally, political rallies by all major political parties have been organised in Punjab’s Muktsar town to mark Maghi, commemorating the martyrdom of the 40 ‘Muktas’ (liberated ones) who laid down their lives while fighting against the Mughals in 1705. In a first, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a grand religious event in Muktsar on Wednesday amid the presence of the party’s central and state leadership, signalling its intent to form the government in th…
Bathinda, Jan 11 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday launched a rebuttal to the BJP over the “tampering” of former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi’s Assembly video, declaring “it a deliberate conspiracy to provoke communal unrest in Punjab”. Asserting that the secular state government would not allow such designs to succeed, the Chief Minister said the video was edited with false subtitles, an act of ‘beadbi’ (sacrilege), and pointed out that forensic findings ha…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday that across the country, including Punjab and Delhi, there is widespread anger within the Sikh community over Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi ‘insulting’ Sikh Gurus.He said the anger is linked to the Punjab Police giving a clean chit to Delhi’s Leader of Opposition, Atishi, without viewing the original recording of the Delhi Assembly in which she purportedly used disrespectful language for the Sikh Guru.Due to th…
Chandigarh, Jan 10 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab has once again displayed a disturbing and unacceptable disregard for Sikh religious sentiments, core Sikh principles, and the sanctity of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, alleged state BJP spokesperson Pritpal Singh Baliawal on Saturday. Presenting concrete evidence, Baliawal told the media that under the Punjab government’s campaign “War Against Drugs — II”, a programme titled ‘Village Guards’ was launched. During the program…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) The arrest of two California based drivers of Indian origin in the United States after authorities found over 300 pounds of cocaine hidden in a semi-truck in Indiana, has added a new and controversial dimension to an already heated debate over public safety, immigration policy and the future of the US trucking workforce as legal challenges and federal reviews continue, a report said on Saturday. The dispute, it mentioned, has escalated amid fresh federal pressure on Sta…
Ottawa, Jan 3 (IANS) Extremist Khalistani elements are using Canada as a base to advance their agenda and foment tensions with India, a trend that Ottawa should stop. Other countries would not tolerate such extremist diaspora groups operating from Canadian soil, so Ottawa should take steps to prevent it, a report suggested on Saturday. According to Canada-based news website Western Standard, the referendum conducted by terror group Sikhs for Justice in November 2025 in Ottawa occurred at a time …
Agartala, Dec 26 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that forced religious conversions or conversions carried out through inducements are wrong, asserting that faith and self-sacrifice must come from conviction, not coercion.Addressing a Veer Bal Diwas programme organised at a Gurdwara, the Chief Minister said the observance of the day helps instill values of courage, sacrifice and morality among the younger generation.“The main purpose of Veer Bal Diwas is to convey that r…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin visited Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi and offered prayers on Friday as part of the observance of the Shaheedi Month of the Sikh community, a party leader said. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi Environment Minister Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and BJP National Media Co-Convener Sanjay Mayukh also offered prayers at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib along with the BJP National Working President, said a statement.Remembering the …