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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
AAP govt ridiculed Sikh sacrifice with song and dance: Badal
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal accused the Aam Aadmi Party govt of committing an act of "grave sacrilege" against the Sikh religion by trying "shamelessly" to convert the solemn occasion of the anniversary of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur into an "entertainment event" at Srinagar. "This is shocking beyond belief," said Badal, adding that this act cannot be dismissed as an "inadvertent" blunder because the chief minister, the minister concerned, Harjot Singh, and several other members of this govt claim to be steeped in Sikh heritage and come from Sikh families. No one in Punjab, not even a non-Sikh, is unaware of the solemnity of the occasion of the ninth Guru Sahib's martyrdom, and none can think of it as an occasion for entertainment. "Acts of sacrilege of Sikh scriptures and shrines are not only happening every other day, but the govt itself felt no shame or guilt in ordering its uniformed police to invade the historically sacred Gurdwara Sahib at Sultanpur Lodhi under direct orders of the chief minister. They opened unprovoked and indiscriminate firing against Sikh religious figures in our Gurdham, and since the CM himself was behind this sacrilegious police assault, no one has even been held accountable for the heinous crime," alleged Badal. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like AirSense 11 – Smart tech for deep sleep ResMed Buy Now Undo Reacting to reports about the performance of musical entertainment acts and items at an event organised by the Punjab government through its language department in Srinagar, Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal described it as "a part of a deep-rooted conspiracy to dilute and belittle the unrivalled Sikh heritage." In a statement issued here, Badal said, "The real motive behind these acts of sacrilege is to distance our future generations from the uniqueness of our glorious history and the religious legacy of our great Guru Sahiban." "By organising song and dance events instead of recitation of sacred Gurbani at the most profoundly solemn occasion of the anniversary of the martyrdom of "Hind di Chadar" Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, the AAP govt has deliberately sought to ridicule a sublime occasion and to belittle the world's most unique sacrifice in the defence of freedom of conscience, religious tolerance, peace, and communal harmony. This is the ultimate disrespect shown to the great Guru Sahib and an act of "grave sacrilege," said the SAD president. Badal demanded that all those behind the anti-Sikh mindset of this govt must be made to admit and explain the endlessly continuing series of acts of sacrilege against the Sikh heritage and Sikh scriptures in the state.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Against principles': Nanded gurdwara board chief slams call to excommunicate families over non-Sikh wedlocks
Amritsar: The Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurdwara Board administrator, Vijay Satbir Singh, has hit out at a demand by the heads of 27 Sikh families in Nanded, Maharashtra, to excommunicate families whose women married non-Sikh men. When contacted, Vijay Satbir Singh called the demand "something ridiculous" and "against the very basic principles of Sikhism, which promotes equality and teaches not to differentiate people by their religion". "This is nothing but an act to gain cheap publicity and attract attention," said the administrator. Earlier, a section of Sikhs from Nanded —including former members of the board — had appealed to the jathedar of Takht Hazur Sahib to issue the directives for excommunication. Manpreet Singh Kunjiwalae, a former member of the board, said he wrote the letter to the jathedar and it was signed by heads of 27 Sikh families, who expressed concern over the increasing number of Sikh women marrying non-Sikh men. "It is concerning that Sikh women are choosing to marry outside the faith, turning away from Sikh men. What's more troubling is that instead of guiding them otherwise, many parents are supporting these decisions and accepting non-Sikhs as sons-in-law and fully integrating them into the family," he said. He added they urged the jathedar to issue a formal directive on the matter during the upcoming meeting of the five Sikh high priests scheduled for July 24.
Time of India
22-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Nanded board rejects excommunication call
Amritsar: The Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib Gurdwara Board has rejected a demand by the heads of 27 Sikh families in Nanded, Maharashtra, to excommunicate families whose women married non-Sikh men. When contacted, gurdwara board administrator Vijay Satbir Singh called the demand "something ridiculous" and "against the very basic principles of Sikhism, which promotes equality and teaches not to differentiate people by their religion". "This is nothing but an act to gain cheap publicity and attract attention," said the administrator. Earlier, a section of Sikhs from Nanded — including former members of the board — had appealed to the jathedar of Takht Hazur Sahib to issue the directives for excommunication. Manpreet Singh Kunjiwalae, a former member of the board, said he wrote the letter to the jathedar and it was signed by heads of 27 Sikh families, who expressed concern over the increasing number of Sikh women marrying non-Sikh men. "It is concerning that Sikh women are choosing to marry outside the faith, turning away from Sikh men. What's more troubling is that instead of guiding them otherwise, many parents are supporting these decisions and accepting non-Sikhs as sons-in-law and fully integrating them into the family," he said. He added they urged the jathedar to issue a formal directive on the matter during the upcoming meeting of the five Sikh high priests scheduled for July 24.
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Evening Standard
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
The Estate at the National Theatre review: Adeel Akhtar is extraordinary
'The first rule about being brown is that we don't tell white people how sh*t we treat each other,' Angad says at one point to Humphrey Ker's domineering whip Ralph (who was also his contemporary at Harrow). For all his deference to his rich, pregnant, non-Sikh wife Sangeeta (Dinita Gohil) he can't entirely escape the old, sexist codes of the Punjab or the bullying dynamics he absorbed at home and at school.
Hindustan Times
13-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bathinda police arrest two ‘nihangs' for social media influencer's murder
Two nihangs were arrested on Friday for the murder of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari, 30, popularly known as Kamal Kaur Bhabhi, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her car parked outside Adesh University at Bhucho Kalan along the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway on Wednesday. Bathinda senior superintendent of police Amneet Kondal said Jaspreet Singh and Nimratjit Singh were arrested for the murder, while a search was on for the third accused, Amritpal Singh Mehron, a self-styled Sikh radical leader, who is absconding. 'Kanchan was strangulated to death,' the SSP said, terming the crime an outcome of 'unauthorised moral policing'. During preliminary probe, the arrested accused said they killed Kanchan for uploading immoral content 'that hurt the community's sentiments'. Mehron had approached Kanchan last week on the pretext of a business meeting, inviting her to Bathinda to attend a paid promotion event, the SSP said. She left her house in Ludhiana at 3.30pm on June 9 with Jaspreet and Nimratjit and a few hours later she was strangulated with a waistband in her car. The accused were not in nihang attire when they committed the crime, the police said. Kanchan, who had 2.36 lakh followers on YouTube, 3.84 lakh on Instagram and 1.74 lakh on Facebook, had received threats for posting explicit content on social media. In October last year, terrorist Arsh Dalla had also reportedly threatened her with dire consequences if she did not stop posting inappropriate videos. The arrests were made after a radical Sikh group claimed responsibility for the murder on social media hours after Kanchan's decomposed body was recovered from the car. A video has surfaced on social media in which Mehron is seen justifying the crime, saying Kanchan was killed by two of his accomplices. He said she belonged to a non-Sikh family but used a Sikh name for creating 'immoral digital content'. He went on to add that his accomplices would target people engaged in objectionable content creation. Police got a lead in the case when a CCTV video surfaced where an unidentified person wearing a turban was spotted driving into Adesh hospital parking lot at 5.30am on June 10. A resident of Lachman Colony in Ludhiana, Kanchan had left home, saying she was going to Bathinda for a promotional event but subsequently lost contact with her family. Local residents in the Bhucho suburb informed police about stench emanating from the car on June 11. Police rushed to the spot and found the woman dead on the rear seat of the car and she was later identified as Kanchan. A murder case was registered on the complaint of her mother, Girja Devi, at Bathinda's cantonment police station. Kanchan's last rites were performed in Bathinda on Thursday evening.
