On 4 May, Bakshish Singh was lynched by mob for tearing page from Guru Granth Sahib at local gurdwara. Family claims act ‘unintentional’ & 19-yr-old was battling mental health issues.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
I hope that this family can get justice. Such acts have no place in a civilized society. At the end of the day, any religious text is only a book. And, the punishment for damaging (or even destroying) a book can never be death. Also, I understand that the Sikhs believe that the Guru Granth Sahib is a living Guru. But, from the little that I know of the Sikh Gurus, had Bakshish insulted one of them, he would have received compassion, not a death sentence, from them.
I hope that this family can get justice. Such acts have no place in a civilized society. At the end of the day, any religious text is only a book. And, the punishment for damaging (or even destroying) a book can never be death. Also, I understand that the Sikhs believe that the Guru Granth Sahib is a living Guru. But, from the little that I know of the Sikh Gurus, had Bakshish insulted one of them, he would have received compassion, not a death sentence, from them.