Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday asked the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party and their respective governments, its Chief Ministers as well as some so-called and self-styled panthic bodies and leaders to offer a collective, categorical, and public apology at the feet of Guru Granth Sahib “for the bajjar paap (sacrilege) committed against the Shabad Guru by them through outrageous lies over the issue of sacrilege”.
“Three governments, four vengeful Chief Ministers, three SITs, and several self-styled religious bodies and personalities as well as political leaders such as Capt Amarinder, Channi, Bhagwant Mann, Kejriwal, Sukhjinder Randhawa, Warring etc worked on the anti-Sikh conspiracy day and night. But the great Guru Sahiban exposed their falsehood and vindicated the truth,” said senior Akali leaders Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, Harcharan Singh Bains, and Harish Rai Dhanda addressing a press conference.
SAD leaders said that the “anti-panth forces, which Congress and AAP represented , committed the supreme folly and ultimate sin of trying to confront the holy Guru Granth Sahib and indulged in outrageous lies in the name of the exalted Shabad Guru”.
“Only Guru Granth Sahib can grant forgiveness to these anti-Sikh conspirators for such grievous religious sin,” they said
Akali leaders said that the pain endured by the “tallest panthic leader” Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, the entire SAD leadership, office bearers, workers and the devoted Sikh masses is beyond the power of language to express. Commenting on the report of the SIT on the sacrilege, they pointed that it “completely exposes the lies and vicious propaganda of AAP, Congress and of other anti-panthic and self-styled and self-appointed organisations and personalities who were out to tarnish the image of Sikh leaders including Parkash Singh Badal”.
They added that the aim behind this conspiracy was “to render the Khalsa Panth leaderless and to divide the Sikhs against one another in order to start a civil war in the quom”.
SAD EXAMINING LEGAL OPTIONS AGAINST AAP, CONG LEADERS FOR CONSPIRACIES TO TARNISH PANTHIC LEADERS’ IMAGE
Akali leaders maintained that the party is examining legal options against AAP, and Congress leaders for conspiracies to tarnish panthic leaders’ image. “The party is examining the option of legal action against those who played politics on 2015 sacrilege incidents and blamed SAD leadership for this heinous crime without any evidence,” said Akali leaders Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal and Dhanda. They said that the party will take opinion from the legal experts to bring these leaders including sitting and former Chief Ministers to book.