Posters calling for the social boycott of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, citing an order of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, have appeared in several parts of the state.
The posters were put up on Wednesday in Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda, Nabha in Patiala, Moga and other locations. Shiromani Akali Dal workers are running the campaign.
Sri Akal Takht Sahib has ordered Sikhs to socially boycott Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, according to the posters.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) held a meeting with Dhadhi Jathas, Kavishs and religious organisations in Amritsar on Tuesday.
The groups were asked to publicise the decision of Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
The controversy over an alleged sacrilege video has intensified after Sri Akal Takht confirmed the video as authentic.
Chief Minister Mann, however, has maintained that he is not seen in the video.
In a video released on Wednesday, June 24, Mann said his political opponents had conspired against him and that a fake video was being circulated on social media.
Haryana Police have arrested two people accused of preparing a fake forensic report related to the video.
The developments have added to political tensions in Punjab.
Both the BJP and the Congress have stepped up their attacks on the Chief Minister over the matter.
The Congress has demanded Mann's resignation and arrest.
The BJP shared a viral video said to be from a hotel in Gurugram and alleged that a fake forensic report was prepared after the Sri Akal Takht Sahib order issued on June 15.
"After the order issued by Sri Akal Takht Sahib on June 15, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, in connivance with Ludhiana Police Commissioner Swapan Sharma and SP Jasdeep, got a fake forensic report prepared," the BJP said.
In its X post, the BJP alleged: "On June 16, Swapan Sharma and Jasdeep reached Gurugram and met with the owners of a forensic lab at the Crown Plaza Hotel. They finalized the deal by giving the Aam Aadmi Party's black money to the lab owners. But the truth never remains hidden. The entire meeting was captured on Crown Plaza's CCTV footage. Gurugram police have registered an FIR and arrested both lab owners."
The party further said, "First, the sacred image of the Sikhs was insulted, then the Akal Takht order was challenged by creating a fake report. No matter how much one tries to suppress the truth, it always comes out. Now, one by one, Bhagwant Mann's dark deeds and the anti-Sikh face of the Aam Aadmi Party are being exposed."
