The 43-yr-old had been staying atop the nearly 400-foot tower since 12 October 2024. Punjab govt passed amendment to Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Act, 2008 this week.
On 12 October 2024, ex-serviceman Gurjit Singh Khalsa began a sit-in protest on top of the BSNL tower in Patiala's Samana to raise his demand for a dedicated anti-sacrilege law in Punjab.
After a decade of failed attempts, the Punjab government deployed a new legal strategy that uses the state law route to push through the tough anti-sacrilege legislation.
The wall painting in question is at the newly built memorial of Sikh general Bhai Jeewan Singh at Anandpur Sahib. The memorial was inaugurated by CM Bhagwant Mann last month.
The Sikh temporal body came down heavily on the administration after students staged massive protests alleging desecration of the revered text. V-C & other top officials have been booked.
Police say victim was found hiding in bathroom in early hours of Tuesday. He claimed in ‘confession video’ that he was sent to gurudwara to commit sacrilege in exchange for money.
Police have registered case of murder against six men, but no arrests made yet. A video of the incident, which took place in state's Moga district on 15 October, has gone viral.
India is the only country that can protect Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain traditions, when there are scores of countries that can protect Islam and Christianity. It is India’s duty to protect Indic faiths.
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