Chandigarh-The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today demanded a criminal case be registered against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson R P Singh for hurting religious sentiments and spreading hatred in civil society by terming the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) as the Shiromani Christian Community.
In a statement here, senior party leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema also asked BJP president J P Nadda to take strict disciplinary action against R P Singh besides tendering an apology to the Sikh community.
Dr Cheema said it was shocking that the BJP national spokesperson had given an inflammatory statement with the sole motive of defaming the SGPC which had come into existence after great sacrifices besides a prolonged agitation against the British government. “It is clear that such statements are being made by BJP leaders deliberately to defame the Shiromani Committee at a crucial juncture when elections are to be held to elect its President on October 28”.
Asserting that such statements gave a wrong message to religious minorities, Dr Cheema said “no one should be allowed to vitiate peace and communal harmony in Punjab. Strict action should be taken against the BJP leader as per law to send out a clear message that attacks on Sikh religious institutions will not be tolerated”.