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| Punjab bandh peaceful |
| Security personnel keep vigil as Sikhs stage a demonstration against the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda, Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, in Amritsar
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| INDIA
, 23-May-2007
1:4:2 AM |
| The bandh called by the Akal Takht to protest against the alleged disrespect to Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Sikh guru, by Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh affected life in Punjab on Tuesday.
It was total at most places. However, no untoward incidents were reported. Activists of Sikh organisations organised a few protests and submitted memoranda to the authorities.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Jathedar of the Akal Takhat Giani Joginder Singh Vedani and president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Avtar Singh Makkar expressed their gratitude to the people for making the bandh a complete success and maintaining peace.
The State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had threatened to take ``hard decisions'' on Monday, applauded the Chief Minister for maintaining law and order.
The first ever ``Punjab Bandh'' call by the Akal Takht was among a series of decisions taken by a meeting of the Singh Sahibs (apex clerics), that included an ultimatum to seal all assets of the Dera Sacha Sauda by May 27.
No sabre rattling
The most noteworthy aspect of the bandh was that members of the various Sikh organisations heeded the directions of the Jathedar and an appeal from the Chief Minister to avoid the sabre rattling ritual.
According to reports from Amritsar, in the absence of public transport, there was a big drop in the number of devotees visiting the Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple). The walled city wore a deserted look as all commercial establishments, including the famous `dhabas' (eating joints), remained closed.
A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Damdami Taksal and the Dal Khalsa submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner in Amritsar seeking the Dera chief's arrest under Section 124(A) of the IPC along with Section 295(A), under which a case has already been registered in Bathinda
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