Taking a serious view of screening of liquor advertisements on lED screens installed at the heritage street on way to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has ordered an inquiry into the case.
He said it was an “unfortunate and derogatory incident” which has hurt the religious sentiments of devotees.
A spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said the Additional Deputy Commissioner has been asked to submit the report within a week.
The CM said that none would be allowed to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the state and would be dealt severely as per the law of land, if found guilty. He said the government would maintain the sanctity of holy places at all costs.
Earlier, the Shiromani Akali Dal had strongly condemned the telecast of commercial advertisements of liquor on the screens of lEDs installed to telecast Gurbani on the heritage walk in Amritsar.
SAD Secretary and Spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema said this has hurt the sentiments of all the devotees who visit Darbar Sahib in lacs daily. He said that after declaring Viraste Khalsa a white elephant this is the second major blunder of the Cultural Affairs Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the state government. The SAD further said that
this a deep rooted conspiracy aimed the spoiling the peaceful and spiritual atmosphere of Darbar Sahib.