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Violence in Indian Punjab as Sikhs protest over desecration of their holy book

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Violence in Indian Punjab as Sikhs protest over desecration of their holy book
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FARIDKOT - Members of several Sikh groups protesting against the alleged desecration of their holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, clashed with police in Faridkot district of Punjab on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 people injured. 12 cops, including Bathinda inspector general of police Jitendra Jain, were among those injured.


Police used batons and water cannons and fired in the air to disperse members of the Sikh groups who gathered in Kotkapura of Faridkot district early on Wednesday to protest the act of sacrilege in Bargari village. Several policemen were among the injured. The clash erupted in the main square of Kotkapura when police tried to arrest the leaders of the protestors. The protestors also tried to block highways leading to Moga and Bathinda towns.


The situation in Faridkot district is tense but under control, officials said. A strong police contingent has been deployed in the area to maintain law and order. Indian Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal appealed to the people to maintain calm. The chief minister said those found guilty would not be spared. Kotkapura has been tense since more than 100 pages of the Guru Granth Sahib were found scattered in a street leading to a gurdwara in Bargari on Monday. The pages were allegedly torn from a ‘bir’ or copy of the Guru Granth Sahib that was stolen from Burj Jawahar Singh Wala village, located 5 km from Bargari, in June.


Tension flared on Tuesday when hundreds of Sikhs assembled for a protest at the main square of Kotkapura, 12 km from Faridkot, after police rounded up more than 200 people. Sources said that police rounded up the people to prevent radical Sikh leaders from organising an ‘akhand paath’ – reading of religious scriptures – at the spot with the torn pages from Bargari village.


Prominent Sikh preachers Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwala and Panthpreet Singh Khalsa, former Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Kewal Singh, Damdami Taksal Ajnala head Amrik Singh Ajnala and radical Sikh leader Baljit Singh Daduwal participated in a dharna to protest against the alleged desecration.

Violence in Indian Punjab as Sikhs protest over desecration of their holy book
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Gandhiji be flippin in his grave.
So much for 'secular'ism.
 
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Gandhiji be flippin in his grave.
So much for 'secular'ism.
What secularism has to do with this.Moga is a Sikh dominant district and the the village along with entire belt this incident took place is Sikh inhabited area,I know bcz I am from punjab.

P.S- There is no grave of Gandhi in India you must be confusing with HazratBal.
 
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Time for Pakistan to support Khalistan, it is need of the hour.
Need of the hour is for every country to realize that WAR only brings destruction. The world as a whole is standing on the verge of 3rd world war. Unrest, injustice, war hysteria is everywhere. The world has literally turned into a jungle and we humans have turned into egoistic animals.
Pakistan should stay away from any direct or proxy wars.
 
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Welcome to Modi's India.
there has been such an EVIDENT rise in violence against minorities since modi has held the office. but these indians here ,since they are hindus and a bunch of muslim indians posters who are programmed zombies. will get bent out of shape in defending that criminal pm. i understand why hindu faith indians dont care becuase they are not on the recieving end.
then they say these states that get highlighted in news dont have bjp govs,but some other parties,hence its their fault etc. Then when congress was holding centre even at that time these states had these same parties dominating in them. but no one heard of these minorities attack that are making news since last year.

it is indian hindus for you...if they are safe then nothing to worry abt.
 
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Pakistan don't need to do anything. India will disintegrate itself. Just watch the show.
 
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