CM Constitutes Judicial Commission To Probe Sacrilege Incident Of Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Chandigarh, October 15, 2015: The Punjab Chief Minister Mr Parkash Singh Badal today constituted a Judicial Commission headed by Justice (Retd.) Zora Singh of Punjab and Haryana High Court to probe the incident of sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in Faridkot district and its aftermath.

Disclosing this here today Advisor to Chief Minister on National Affairs and Media Mr. Harcharan Bains said that, the Commission has been mandated to ascertain the causes and circumstances which led to this incident and its subsequent fallout to get into the bottom of the entire case. The Commission wouldconduct an enquiry into the sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in Faridkot district and enquire into the incident of firing at Kotkapura on October 14, 2015 besides look into the matter of firing at village Behbal district Faridkot, which led to the death of two persons.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister profusely thanked the people of the state for upholding ethos of peace, communal harmony, tolerance and brotherhood by ensuring complete peace during the 'bandh’ in the state.  

In a statement issued here today, the Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the people for exercising exemplary restraint, dignity and calm during the bandh, reposing full faith in the democratic values. Reiterating the firm commitment of state government to maintain the hard earned peace in the state, he said that no one would be allowed to vitiate the congenial atmosphere in the state or derail the process of development and prosperity. Mr. Badal exhorted the people to maintain peace, amity and communal harmony at all costs as preached by our great gurus, saints, seers and prophets.

The Chief Minister also vowed that all the culprits involved in the heinous incident of desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji in a village of Faridkot district would be brought to book besides ensuring exemplary punishment to them. Mr. Badal recalled that the state government has already constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) with two DIGs as its members to get into the bottom of the case. He made a fervent appeal to the people not to fell prey to nefarious designs of fissiparous forces, who were hell bent upon to thwart the peaceful environment in the state this pushing the state back to the turbulent times.

Seeking wholehearted support and cooperation from the people, the Chief Minister called upon them to foil such mischievous attempts of these anti-national elements to exploit the sentiments of innocent people through creating a sectarian wedge amongst them, in future.

The Chief Minister described the sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji as a 'grievous sin and a crime against humanity' and said that all the people of Punjab have been deeply hurt over the shocking incident. "They want the criminal culprits to be given an exemplary punishment. The SAD-BJP alliance government is committed to ensuring that the guilty do not escape the long arm of law and are given punishment that serves as a deterrent to all such elements in future also" said Mr. Badal.