With the arrest of one of the three absconding Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda national committee members, who cops claim was one of the key conspirators in five sacrilege cases of 2015, the politically sensitive cases of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib are back in the spotlight just ahead of Lok Sabha polls. In the final report, the SIT named and …
The recent double blow in the electoral field — arrests of its top leader in a drug case and the stain of sacrilege cases — had pushed the Shiromani Akali Dal to the edge of a precipice, threatening to throw the party into a political abyss in Punjab. However, the special investigation team’s virtual clean chit in the sacrilege cases …
Unveiling his party's "Punjab Model" ahead of assembly polls, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday promised justice in sacrilege cases, jobs to youth, corruption-free governance, and asserted that people want to bring his party to power to break the friendly "partnership" between the Badals and the Congress. Spelling out the AAP's agenda if it comes to power, Kejriwal said …
To ensure speedy justice in sacrilege and police firing incidents, the Punjab government on Friday appointed senior advocate of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Rajwinder Singh Bains as special public prosecutor, an official statement said. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who also holds the portfolio of Home Department, said the newly appointed special public prosecutor has been mandated …
