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Amritsar: Hours after Punjab Police arrested its former auditor Satinder Singh Kohli, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday raised serious questions about what it described as “politics being played by the Punjab govt regarding the issue of 328 saroops (sacred copies)” of Guru Granth Sahib.SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami alleged that the Bhagwant Singh Mann-led govt adopted a dual policy and played with Sikh sentiments.”On one hand, incidents of sacrilege continuously came to light during the tenure of the Bhagwant Mann govt, while on the other, deliberate interference was made in the internal administrative affairs of the SGPC to divert public attention from these serious issues,” he said.

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“Mann indulged in such politics to please his political master Arvind Kejriwal and to safeguard his chief ministerial position,” he claimed.Stating that it was unacceptable for any govt to deliberately misrepresent the administrative matters of the SGPC and indulge in opportunistic politics, he said Punjab govt should refrain from politicising the issue, which was already addressed by SGPC, and should not compel the community to resort to a strong struggle on this matter.Question Sukhbir, demands BJPBJP demanded the questioning of Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Punjab BJP spokesperson Sarchand called for an investigation into Badal’s possible involvement in the suspicious conduct of arrested chartered accountant Satinder Singh Kohli. “Sukhbir should be summoned by the Akal Takht and questioned so that the full truth can be brought before the Sikh sangat,” said the BJP spokesperson. “It is no secret that Satinder Singh Kohli is considered close to Sukhbir Singh Badal and also handled his business accounts. Moreover, Kohli owns a company that broadcasts Gurbani via a Badal-owned TV company in North America”.