Punjab Congress condemns Badungar’s attempts to politicise SGPC

Tuesday, 27/06/2017

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Chandigarh : Punjab Congress on Monday strongly castigated SGPC president Kirpal Singh Badungar for his persistent efforts to politicise the religious body over recent developments in the state assembly, warning that any attempt to mix religion with politics would backfire on the religious body.

Punjab Congress, in a statement issued here, charged Badungar with trying to seize political mileage to further his own ambitions, and said it was obvious that the SGPC, for long controlled by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), had now decided to officially step into the political domain. It was quite apparent that Badungar himself had his eyes set on leading the Akalis, who were completely bereft of a strong leadership at the moment, said the Congress leaders.

The statement was issued by Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) leaders Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Ramanjit Singh Sikki, Sukhjeet Singh Kaka Lohgari and Darshan Singh Brar.

Had the SGPC really been concerned about protecting the rights and interests of Sikhs in Punjab, it would have come out in their support when they were going through serious crises under the Akali rule, said the PPCC leaders.

“Why was the SGPC missing when religious books were being desecrated every second day in the state, and turbans of Faridkot families were tossed during protests against the Bargari sacrilege incident in 2015,?” they asked.

“Where were they when two Sikhs were killed in the unprovoked police firing at Behbal Kalan during the 2015 protests against the Bargari incident? Where was the SGPC when turbans of farmers were flung in air during protests against the government in 2015 over damage to cotton crops? Where was the SGPC, and where was Badungar, when teachers in the state were setting themselves afire and climbing water tanks to draw the attention of the erstwhile SAD-BJP government to their plight? Why did the SGPC not protest when agitating linesmen seeking jobs were manhandled by the police,?” they questioned the SGPC chief.

Raising these questions, the PPCC leaders pointed out that suddenly now Badungar, who had exposed his true intentions by participating in SAD’s recent dharnas against the ruling Congress, sees the religious sanctity of the people of Punjab being violated in the Assembly.

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