Ahead of Polls, the Silence of Political Parties over Lynchings in Punjab is Shameful
3 years ago

Ahead of Polls, the Silence of Political Parties over Lynchings in Punjab is Shameful

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In the last few days, two separate incidents of lynchings over sacrilege in Punjab have taken the entire country by storm. The logic being offered is that the Sikh community is ‘tired’ of inaction in multiple cases of sacrilege and it is high time for justice; hence “Sangat Karugi Insaaf”. Similarly, after the Singhu border incident where a labourer was killed and his hand chopped off by Nihang Sikhs, Jathedar of the Akal Takht issued a statement saying that Sikhs kept waiting for justice in more than 400 cases but “not a single culprit has been given such exemplary punishment that can heal the simmering wounds among Sikhs”. The SGPC and its political arm, the Shiromani Akali Dal, that have dominated Punjab politics since Independence were created after a long agitation during the British rule in 1920s. Sikhs not only became politically indispensable for all political parties trying their fortune in Punjab but they also hold command over the riches.

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3 years ago

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Firstpost  

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No justification for mob lynching: Amarinder Singh condemns killing of men accused of 'sacrilege'
3 years ago

No justification for mob lynching: Amarinder Singh condemns killing of men accused of 'sacrilege'

India Today  

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'Sangat Karugi Insaaf': How Anger Over Govt Inaction in Past Sacrilege Cases is Provoking Punjab Lynchings
3 years ago

'Sangat Karugi Insaaf': How Anger Over Govt Inaction in Past Sacrilege Cases is Provoking Punjab Lynchings

News 18  

Sangat Karugi Insaaf — this seems to be the refrain in Punjab after two people were lynched to death in as many days following sacrilege attempts at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and a gurdwara in Kapurthala, underlining how the issue of sacrilege remains the biggest emotive issue in the poll-bound state. But the violent reaction of people in these …

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