Sacrilege: Congress cautious on Sidhu’s endorsement of “public hanging’ of culprits
The Hindu
Issue set to become a flash-point in political arena ahead of Assembly elections
on Monday took a cautious approach to react to Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu’s endorsement of “public hanging” of .
Party sources said the All India Congress Committee had decided not to participate in any television debate on the issue. Ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, due in early 2022, the issue is set to become a flash-point in the political arena. In 2015, after the incident of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib at Bargari village of Faridkot district, widespread spread protests were witnessed in the State and it remained a key political issue in the 2017 Assembly polls.
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