SAD MLAs dump sacrilege report outside Punjab Vidhan Sabha

Press Trust of India  |  Chandigarh 

The legislators of opposition today dumped the Justice (retd) Commission report on sacrilege incidents outside the Assembly complex, even before it was tabled in the Vidhan Sabha.

Badal rejected the report, describing it as "waste paper".

"The report has no sanctity," Badal said.

He alleged that it was prepared at the residence of

The has accused the of defaming the Akalis by blaming them for the sacrilege incidents.

Legislators of the opposition party also raised anti-government slogans.

MLA Majithia alleged that Amarinder Singh, Justice (retd) and Sikh preachers Baljit Singh Daduwal -- parallel jathedar of Damdama Sahib -- and Dhian Singh Mand -- acting jathedar of Akal Takht in 2015 -- had "colluded" to prepare the report.

He blamed Pakistan's intelligence agency for the sacrilege incidents.

Pakistan's is bent upon disturbing the peace and communal harmony in Punjab, Majithia said.

He demanded the arrest of Justice Ranjit Singh, a former judge of the and Haryana High Court, and for allegedly fabricating evidence and leaking a top secret document before its submission in the Vidhan Sabha.

The first part of the 182 page report was leaked online earlier this month.

The SAD and its ally BJP have submitted a notice for breach of privilege motion to the K P Singh against those who leaked the report.

Majithia accused Justice of going beyond the terms of reference to conspire to "weaken" the SAD as well as the hallowed institutions, including the Akal Takth, Sikh's highest temporal seat, and (SGPC).

The government will table the report along with action taken report in the House today, officials said here.

The report dealt with incidents of sacrilege at village Burj Jawahar Singh Wala, Bargari and firing incidents at Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan in 2015.

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First Published: Mon, August 27 2018. 15:55 IST