SGPC for strict laws to check sacrilege cases

Taking note of a Sikh youth Gurjit Singh Khalsa who climbed atop a tower demanding enactment of a law to curb sacrilege incidents for the past 26 days at Samana, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has asked the state government to consider it seriously.

The SGPC has expressed its support for Khalsa. Meanwhile, former junior vice-president of SGPC Buta Singh also participated in his stir to express solidarity with the cause.

Dhami said the SGPC has been demanding stern action against the culprits for blasphemy. “The matter of sacrilege commands serious view and strict action under the provision of law and the law has to be enacted as it pertains to Sikh sentiments. At the general house meetings conducted by the SGPC, many a time resolution was passed but the government never bothered. The accused caught in the case of desecration of religious scriptures often get away due to lack of strict law for the offence,” said Dhami.