Hoshiarpur: Radical Sikh unit Dal Khalsa lashed out at Punjab Deputy Chief Minister's claim that they and other Sikh groups were responsible for disturbing the communal harmony. They further said the minister's “politically managed” move to pardon Dera Sacha chief has put the state on boil.
“Instead of owning up his own socio-political follies that vitiated the peaceful atmosphere of Punjab, Sukhbir Badal was trying to point fingers towards others,” Dal Khalsa head H S Dhami and spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said. They also hit out at the Deputy Chief Minister for clubbing them together with the opposition Congress. These leaders said that the turmoil in the state was caused by the state government's failure to expose the hidden forces and the design behind the sacrilege incidents and denial of justice to victims of police firing.
They also warned Sukhbir to “stop throwing muck” on them and rather “change his feudal mindset” as it was not only damaging his personality, but also the reputation of the Akali Dal. “The crowd at the November 10 congregation did not belong to any particular political shade but were general masses who assembled to air their resentment and send a stern warning to the rulers that they should stop taking Panth for granted,” the group said.
The retaliation comes in response to the deputy chief minister's recent comments on how the people rejected by the masses of Punjab through ballot were trying to create divisions within the Sikh community under the garb of 'Sarbat Khalsa'.
