Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 4

Cabinet ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa and Tript Rajinder Bajwa, and MLAs Harminder Singh Gill, Kulbir Singh Zira and Kushaldeep Singh Kiki Dhillon have clarified they had merely conveyed Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s assurance, which had led to the lifting of the Bargari morcha (stir) over the 2015 sacrilege and police firing incidents.

The statement by the lawmakers comes in the wake of parallel acting jathedar of Akal Takht Dhian Singh Mand summoning the two ministers and three Members of Legislative Assemblies to clarify their stand on the assurance.

In a letter to the parallel acting jathedar of Akal Takht, they said since the Chief Minister held the Home Department and Police portfolio, which handled the probe into the sacrilege and police firing incidents, the information as sought by him could be provided by Capt Amarinder.

Referring to statements given by Baljeet Singh Daduwal, they pointed out he was in touch with the Chief Minister through certain police and civil administration officials.

They said since the appointment as parallel acting jathedar had not been recognised by various elected Sikhs bodies, talks with them be held anywhere in Punjab but Akal Takht in Amritsar.