Bhagwant Mann should seek forgiveness as a humble Sikh instead of confronting Sri Akal Takht Sahib : Balbir Sidhu Says Mann is now backtracking after himself demanding a forensic examination of the video A true Sikh can never appear before Guru Granth Sahib after consuming alcohol S.A.S. Nagar 18 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Senior Congress leader and former Punjab minister Balbir Singh Sidhu today strongly condemned Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's alleged confrontational approach towards Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal authority of the Sikh Panth, and its respected Jathedars. In a press statement issued here, Sidhu said that Bhagwant Mann should acknowledge what he described as a grave mistake and immediately present himself before Sri Akal Takht Sahib, rather than hurting Sikh sentiments through political attacks on the supreme institution of the Khalsa Panth and its Jathedar. He stated that in connection with a viral video allegedly showing disrespect to im...
Defending the indefensible: Warring jibes AAP’s lame defence of Mann Wonders, how AAP could manage forensic reports within 24 hours Advises Mann to avoid confrontation with Akal Takht Chandigarh 18 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today took a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party’s “lame defence” of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, after the Akal Takht declared him “anti-Guru and anti-Sikh”. Reacting to the claims made by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema today quoting some vague reports from some anonymous laboratories, Warring remarked, “AAP is trying to defend the indefensible and telling one lie after the other”. The PCC president also wondered how the AAP had managed to procure a report from two different laboratories within 24 hours to give “clean chit” to the Chief Minister. “Even when you knew you were going to lie, you should have lied properly and waited for some time”, he taunted the AAP leaders, asking them who will believe the...