Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday asked his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath to review a case registered against 55 Sikh devotees for allegedly defying prohibitory orders while taking out a religious procession in Pilibhit.
The demand for review was made by Capt Amarinder after giving a personal phone call to Adityanath on Tuesday morning. “Call upon UP CM @myogiadityanath to review the FIR in Pilibhit against 55 religious devotees who participated in the customary Nagar Kirtan to observe the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas,” tweeted Capt Amarinder later on.
The procession was taken out to observe Shahidi Diwas, the martyrdom of the sons of Guru Gobind Singh.
On December 29, the Uttar Pradesh Police had booked the Sikh pilgrims for allegedly violating prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by taking out a religious procession at Kheri Naubaramad village in Pilibhit district.