BATHINDA, JUNE 20: A local court today issued a conditional arrest warrant against Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, accused of hurting Sikh religious sentiments.
Duty magistrate A L Khitchi issued the order today but directed the police to seek the Punjab government’s permission before arresting the Sirsa-based Dera head.
In their application, the police had claimed they had “sufficient evidence” against him. Sikh organisations have been mounting pressure on the Punjab government to arrest the Dera chief for “hurting” the religious sentiments of the community after an advertisement showed him in a attire similar to Guru Gobind Singh.
Meanwhile, trying to end the stand-off with Sikhs, the Dera chief has issued a fresh letter of apology for his alleged blasphemous act.
The letter, the second in a month, has reached the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna told reporters that in the “unsigned letter, the Baba had again apologised to Guru Gobind Singh and the community. The letter was being forwarded to the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, Sarna said, adding that the DSGMC had also asked sect authorities to “re-send a signed letter”. Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti is currently abroad.
Sikh bodies plan march on June 24
MOGA: In a bid to mount pressure on the state Government to arrest the Dera Sacha Sauda head, various Sikh organisations have decided to undertake a protest march from Gurdwara Zafarnama in this district to Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo, in Bathinda on June 24. The protesters will also include DSGMC president Paramjit Singh as well as leaders of the SAD(A) and Sant Samaj.
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