Dera Sikh Row: Punjab & Haryana Bandh announced on July 23
The Gurmat Siddhant Parcharak Sant Samaj & the Damdami Taksal has called for a bandh in Punjab & Haryana on July 23 demanding the arrest of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. Damdami Taksal members are on dharna from July 9 against the failure of the Central government to arrest the Dera chief.
Protesters are also demanding the sealing of Naam Charcha centres of Ram Rahim , besides initiating an inquiry against him. They stated that the Dera chief should be arrested allegedly for killing three Sikhs, two in Punjab & another in Maharashtra. Harman Singh Khalsa, head, Damdami Taksal, said, “It’s shameful on the part of the Centre & the state government to shield the Dera chief and fail to initiate an action against him”.
The Sant Samaj appealed to people of Punjab & Haryana to observe bandh on July 23. Only the trains will be allowed to run. The Sant Samaj will organise the bhog ceremony of Harmandir Singh killed by Dera followers in Dabwali yesterday. The samaj will hold a meeting in Ludhiana on July 30 to plan further action.
Protest will be intensified against the Dera chief, if the government does not seal Naam Charcha centres. Taksal members claimed that the Centre, Punjab, Haryana & Maharashtra governments are shielding the Dera chief. They said security officers of the Governor House misbehaved with the Sant Samaj.
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is this fair??
what about students who are having exam on that day.