Akali Dal Chief Asks Congress To Share Evidence Over Sacrilege Cases

Sukhbir Singh Badal said it is "truly stunning, unbelievable and unforgivable if these leaders indeed have been refusing to reveal the evidence they have against anyone as they claim day in and day out".

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday asked Congress leaders to share the proof, if they have any, on the "planning and execution" of the alleged acts of the desecration of a religious text in the state's Faridkot in 2015. "Congress leaders and their open and secret allies claiming to have concrete proof on who planned, sponsored and executed the unforgivable sacrilege against the Guru Granth Sahib should publicly place that evidence before the Khalsa Panth, court, SIT and people in general," said the SAD president in a statement. The former state deputy chief minister said it is "truly stunning, unbelievable and unforgivable if these leaders indeed have been refusing to reveal the evidence they have against anyone as they claim day in and day out". "Conversely, if they don't have that evidence, then they are guilty of telling lies on a matter of such extreme sensitivity and gravity," he said, asking Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, state Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa, Amritsar MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu and AAP MP Bhagwant Mann to share evidence with the Sikh community, judiciary and the probe team.