Punjab Government at recieving end, fearing public wrath, SAD leaders went into hiding

CHANDIGARH: The functioning of SAD-BJP government in Punjab has crippled and normal life has came to stand still, even the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) leaders have gone underground fearing wrath of public in the wake of ongoing controversy over sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and role of Akal Takht Jathedar in granting pardon to dera Sacha Sauda chief and reversing the same under community pressure.Several SAD leaders and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee(SGPC) members have resigned from their posts to register their protest on recent incidents. The Ministers, MLAs and district presidents of SAD are forced to curtain their political activities and stay indoor. Chief Minister Partkash Singh Badal has put on hold his most favourite programme of Sangat Darshan and becomes invisible to public. Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has cancelled his favourite World Kabaddi Cup and not seen at any public meeting.The state government has failed to maintain law and order as the Punjab roads are blocked for the last over one week and no vehicular traffic is allowed to move. Prior to that the railway traffic had came to halt due to farmer’s agitation and no trains moved in Punjab for one week.The Sikhs world over are angry with the ruling Badal family for using Akal Takht for vested political interests and hurting sentiments of whole community. The Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal are in the eye of storm for their failure.to protect the honour of holy Guru Granth Sahib. It is alleged that Sukhbir Singh Badal was instrumental in forcing Akal Takht Jathedar to exonerate Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh who was excommunicated by Akal Takht Jathedar in 2007.While Sikh organisation issued warning to SAD leadership and Akal Takht to withdraw the edict of pardoning Dera Chief, the serial incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib rocked the state. The pages of Guru Granth Sahib were found torn at many places. Though the state government claimed to have solved five cases and arrested few suspected persons, the incidents of sacrilege continued unabated. There are no buyers of government theory that conspiracy of distablising the state government was hatched on foreign land. It was unexpectable to masses that the priests of Gurdwaras were involved in the sacrilige incidents.