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AMRITSAR : Piquant situation arose on Sunday at Village Jamarai, falling in the district Tarn Taran nearly 30 kilometers away from Amritsar when a strong group of radicals interrupted the Vedanti’s address and forced him to leave the function before it concludes.
The group of Sikhs was led by the former MP and President of SAD (Shriomani Akali Dal Amritsar) Simranjit Singh Mann.Incident occurred when Vedanti was addressing the gathering and rebuttal the views of Mann who completed his address just before Vedanti. Reacting on Vedanti’s address, Sikh youth took out their swords and started march towards Vedanti while raising the slogans of Khalisthan Zindabad and Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala Zindabad. Sensing the situation sensitive, with in not time a special contingent of Punjab Police was called on the spot and it provided security cover to Vedanti. Thereafter, Vedanti preferred to leave the function before its completion and accepted the safe passage provided by the special team of Punjab police. Vedanti, dozens of people with radical thoughts, Chief of Damdami Taksal Bhai Harnam Singh, Simranjit Singh Mann and various prominent Akali and religious leaders had assembled there to attend the Bhog Ceremony of Akhand Path which was organized at the residence of Balkar Singh. Blakar Singh was allegedly shot dead at Mumbai by the gunman of Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh last month. |