Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Kewal Singh Dhillon said on Tuesday that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should not confront Sri Akal Takht Sahib, because those who have done so in the past “were left with nothing”. Dhillon told the media here after several leaders from the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal joined the BJP and said that instead of making statements against the decisions of Sri Akal Takht Sahib or adopting a confrontational approach, CM Man…
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Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday rejected a fake video being attributed to him and said that a “malicious” and “politically motivated conspiracy” was being executed at the behest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal to defame him and derail the Aam Aadmi Party-led state government’s “pro-people” decisions. Describing the incident as a desperate attempt by vested interests rattled by the state government’s tough ‘anti-beadbi’ (sacrilege)…
Chandigarh, June 16 (IANS) A day after the Sikh clergy pronounced an edict against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over his ‘objectionable video’, he clarified on Tuesday that the video neither “matches his height nor build” and called it a “conspiracy and false propaganda” to defame him and AAP.“I revere Sri Akal Takht Sahib as ‘supreme’, but some at religious posts peddle false propaganda for their political masters,” said CM Mann in a video message.The Akal Takht on Monday…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya has described the latest pronouncement from the Akal Takht as a “significant development in Punjab’s political and religious landscape.” In a post on X, Malviya highlighted that the Panj Singh Sahib at Sri Akal Takht Sahib has declared Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as Panth Virodhi and Guru Virodhi.The declaration followed remarks earlier in the day by Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, who addressed a viral…
Ludhiana, Jan 8 (IANS) In a strong political message, Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, met the newly elected Zila Parishad and Block Samiti members and asserted that the state has decisively broken away from the era of fear and manipulated elections, while announcing the AAP government will now launch a full-scale war against gangsters on the lines of the ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ (War against Drugs) campaign. Citing the AAP’s sweeping vi…
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that he will appear before the Sri Akal Takht Sahib as a humble and devout Sikh instead of being a Chief Minister. In a post on X, CM Mann said that, “Sri Akal Takht Sahib is sacred for every Sikh and is considered as the highest temporal seat of the community.””Any command or order from Sri Akal Takht Sahib Ji is acceptable with full reverence and will be obeyed. I will walk barefoot before Sri Akal Takht Sahib as a hum…
Amritsar, Jan 5 (IANS) Akal Takht Jathedar Kuldip Singh Gargaj on Monday summoned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Maan on January 15, seeking an explanation over his utterances against Sikh institutions that hurt the religious sentiments of the community. The Jathedar claimed said the Chief Minister’s actions in videos towards Sikh Gurus and former Damdami Taksal head Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale were disrespectful and an act of sacrilege.“You are hereby informed that while speaking on a seriou…