A Punjab BJP chief was Saturday booked for hurting non secular sentiments after evaluating farm legal guidelines with Guru Gobind Singh’s Zafarnama in a televised debate.
Sukhpal Singh Saran, secretary, Punjab BJP, who hails from Bathinda was booked beneath Section 295-A of the IPC. The TV debate was held just a few days again. When contacted, SSP Bhupinderjit Virk confirmed that an FIR had been lodged within the case.
In a one minute video of the TV debate on a Punjabi channel that has since been extensively shared on the social media, Saran stated that farm legal guidelines could be introduced by solely by a daring Prime Minister.
“As Guru Gobind Singh wrote Zafarnama for dictator Aurangzeb, in the same way, this is the Zafarnama for other political parties of India,” Saran is heard saying within the video as he’s interrupted at this level by different individuals on the controversy who demand an instantaneous apology for his assertion.
On Saturday, Saran advised the mediapersons that he has not stated something hurtful, but when some individuals felt dangerous, he apologises to them.
He additionally claimed that he has despatched the recording of debate to Akal Takht Jathedar and can abide by no matter choice comes from his aspect. He alleged that protests towards him are politically motivated.
Talking to The Indian Express, Anil Sareen, spokesperson Punjab BJP, stated: “I am not aware of any such video, I have not seen it and hence I don’t know as what exactly he spoke. I will comment on it once, I am fully aware of the details.”
Confirming that Saran was Secretary of the state BJP, Sareen said that he’ll converse to him on this regard.
Saran, who lives in a rented lodging in Bathinda’s Sheesh Mahal ResidentsWelfare Society, couldn’t be contacted.
Meanwhile on Saturday, the residential society handed a decision boycotting Saran and stated that the proprietor of the lodging ought to get it vacated from him.
Harjeet Singh, president of the society, stated,”He has damage the non secular sentiments of lots by giving an irresponsible assertion. On January 8, few organisations had even lodged a protest towards him.”
Society members additionally wrote to police to do barricading close to the rented home the place Saran lives as a precautionary measure. The predominant gate of colony has already been barricaded by the police.
Balbir Singh, former head of the Sheesh Mahal Enclave Welfare Society, stated,”Saran has not been current within the rented home since Saturday after individuals protested towards him. House is locked and we have now advised the proprietor of the home to get this home vacated.”
A protest additionally passed off at Saran’s native village Gursar Sainwala.
IYC to gather soil from villages of farmers who died
New Delhi: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Saturday stated it would pay tribute to those that misplaced their lives within the farmers’ motion towards the Centre’s new agri legal guidelines by gathering soil from throughout the nation, particularly from cities and villages of farmers who died, and create a map of India with it within the nationwide capital.
Beside paying tribute to the farmers who died, the nationwide marketing campaign, “Ek Mutthi Mitti Shaheddon Ke Naam” has additionally been launched in help of the farmers’ motion and towards the three “black laws” introduced by the central authorities.
“I request everyone to come out and support this campaign and the farmers’ movement. We will be travelling from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and collect soil from across the country, especially from villages and hometown of the 60 farmers who have lost their lives during the ongoing agitation,” stated Krishna Allavaru, nationwide in-charge of IYC.
“With that soil, we will create a map of India, the one built on the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and sacrifices made by martyrs who laid their lives during the freedom struggle of India,” stated Allavaru.
According to the IYC, the marketing campaign is impressed from the historic ‘Dandi March’ the place Mahatma Gandhi picked up a fistful of salt from the shore of the Arabian Sea on March 12, 1930 and challenged the British Raj. PTI
