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SAD alleges Punjab officials tried to "inflame passions", demands judicial probe

SAD alleges Punjab officials tried to

Chandigarh, Mar 10 (UNI) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday asked the Punjab Chief Secretary
(CS) to recommend a judicial probe against Information and Public Relations officers of three districts who tried to "inflame passions and force clashes" among different sections of the Sikh community.
In a statement here, senior SAD leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said “it seems officers of the Public Relations department were given orders to spread videos to inflame passions by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionaries.
“These functionaries should be identified and action should be taken against them as per law. Officers circulating inflammatory matter should also face legal as well as disciplinary action,” said Cheema
Asking the AAP government not to interfere in the internal affairs of the Khalsa Panth, Cheema said “We have nothing against the Panthic organisations who had certain objections to the installation of Giani Kuldeep Singh Gadgaj as the new Jathedar of Sri Kesgarh Sahib. In fact they are much respected”.
Asserting that the AAP government worked overtime to force a clash amongst Sikh groups, he said “this was the reason why the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee took a decision to install the new Jathedar in the early hours today at Sri Kesgarh Sahib”.
Asserting that Punjab was a border state and that such incidents had the propensity to spoil the peace, the SAD leader said “it is clear that CM Bhagwant Mann has failed to act appropriately”.
He said the party would bring the issue to the notice of the Home Ministry also.
Meanwhile in his letter to the CS, Cheema gave details of three separate What’sApp groups in which screen shots of a few panthic organisations were shared with media persons.
“This was done to ensure the issue received traction which could have only led to clashes amongst different groups”, he added. UNI GS SSP

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