The Akal Takht declared Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann 'Guru dokhi' and 'Khalsa panth virodhi' following a forensic examination of a controversial video.
The Akal Takht declared Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann 'Guru dokhi' and 'Khalsa panth virodhi' following a forensic examination of a controversial video. Mann rejected the edict, claiming the person in the video was not him and alleging political masters were behind the allegations. The religious body has summoned Sikh ministers and MLAs for explanations regarding an anti-sacrilege law, intensifying political pressure on Mann.
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