BJP presses for action against Bhagwant Mann
Wednesday, 28/10/2015
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MOGA: The Bharatiya Janata Party(B JP) on Tuesday urged the Aam Aadmi Party to take action against party’s Sangrur Member of Parliament (MP) Bhagwant Mann for attending the ‘bhog’ of two Sikh youths killed in police firing at Bargari in Faridkot allegedly under the influence of liquor.
BJP national secretary Tarun Chugh strongly criticised Mann and urged the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal to take necessary action against him.
“It is now an open secret that the MP went and sat there on the stage near Guru Granth Sahib while he was under the influence of liquor,” Chugh said.
He has not only shown disrespect to Guru Granth Sahib but also hurt Sikh sentiments, he said.
Chugh said it was tragic that when entire the Punjab was anguished over the incidents of desecration of holy book and deaths of two youths in police firing at Bargari, the Sangrur Member of Parliament attended the ‘bhog’ in a drunken state.
Mann, satirist-cum-politician was not available for reaction after the incident.
TV channels had on Monday showed Mann facing an angry group of people who were -accusing him of being in an inebriated state at the ceremony, following which he had to leave the venue.
