Punjab Congress chief’s remarks towards Hindus set off protests in Bathinda

A serious controversy has erupted over Punjab Congress councillor Sukhraj Aulakh’s alleged remarks towards Hindu girls and rituals. Disgruntled by the Congress chief’s derogatory remarks towards Hinduism, many Hindus held a protest march towards Sukhraj Aulakh in Bathinda on the event of Sri Krishna Janmashtami on Monday, August 30.
In Bathinda, Hindus held a protest towards the Congress Councillor Sukhraj Aulakh who used vulgar language for Hindu girls & ritualsUnfortunate is the state of Hindus in Punjab, the time after they needed to have a good time Janmashtami, they needed to carry protest rally towards Hinduphobes pic.twitter.com/M1Fysego4N— PanchaNada (@panchanada) August 31, 2021
Many Hindu women and men gheraoed Hanuman Chowk in Bathinda, Punjab and took out a peaceable march to protest towards the Congress chief, who had allegedly mocked the Hindu rituals and holy practices, just like the providing of Havan Yajna, probably the most historic type of Hindu prayer and customs like carrying a Tilak on the brow, in certainly one of his social media posts. The Hindus, who walked down the streets with placards and posters of their arms, saved singing devotional songs (bhajans) whereas protesting towards the Congress chief.
They demanded {that a} case be registered towards the Congress chief for hurting the spiritual sentiments of the Hindus by means of his disparaging publish. They additionally protested towards Punjab police and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal for shielding Punjab Congress councillor Sukhraj Aulakh. The Hindus asserted they’d utterly boycott Badal if he didn’t order strict motion towards Aulakh.
Shiv Sena members demand a case below IPC part 295(A) towards Punjab Congress chief Sukhraj Aulakh
Meanwhile, members of the Shiv Sena Hindustan, Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray social gathering, and Shiv Sena HID, on Saturday, August 29, despatched three totally different demand letters to Surinderpal Singh, the Superintendant of Police (Headquarters), Bathinda, requesting him to register a case below IPC part 295(A) [Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings or any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs], towards Congress chief Sukhraj Aulakh.
Surinderpal Singh, the Superintendant of Police (Headquarters), Bathinda, has, in flip, assured that applicable motion can be taken towards the Congress chief.
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According to a report by Jagran, following the protest march that was carried out by varied Hindu organisations Friday, August 28, SSP Ajay Maluja spoke to the Hindus and guaranteed them an apology from Congress chief Sukhraj Aulakh. The Hindus, in the meantime, who had been extraordinarily enraged by the disparaging remarks made by the Congress chief, mentioned {that a} mere apology wouldn’t be sufficient. They had been hell-bent {that a} case for hurting spiritual sentiments, have to be registered towards the Congress chief.
Furious on the Punjab Finance Minister’s safety of the Congress chief, Hindus vowed that if he didn’t take motion towards his aide, they’d not permit Manpreet Badal to go to any temple on Janmashtami.
Simultaneously, effigies of Punjab cabinet minister Manpreet Badal had been additionally burned by Hindus led by BJP Punjab secretary Sukhpal Singh Saran. They accused the Punjab authorities of stirring up spiritual divisions by shielding culprits corresponding to Sukhraj Aulakh.
According to the All India Hindu Federation and Shri Hindu Takht’s Principal Advocate Sandeep Pathak, Shiv Sena Hindustan’s Organization Minister Sushil Jindal and Bajrang Dal’s Sandeep Aggarwal, after they went to satisfy with the Bhatinda SSP, they had been advised that the police might, on the most, ask the Congress chief to apologise. As reported in Bhaskar, the SSP reportedly mentioned that the police couldn’t take any arbitrary motion towards the chief. Angered by the SSP’s response, advocate Sandeep Pathak asserted that police officers are extraordinarily powerless within the face of the ruling elites in Punjab.
As per stories, Congress councillor Sukhraj Aulakh had insulted Hindu traditions and ceremonies in certainly one of his social media posts. He can also be accused of constructing insulting statements about Hindu girls, which has enraged members of quite a few Hindu organisations. Following the outrage, the Congress chief rendered an apology. However, the Hindus have refused to just accept the apology and demanded strict motion towards the Congress chief. They have made it clear that they’d go to any size to punish the Congress councillor for demonising Hinduism and Hindus, even when they must go to courtroom.