Two recent lynchings following alleged cases of sacrilege in Punjab have raised disquieting questions at a time when the state is entering a hectic Assembly election campaign. The first incident was reported at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where a person accused of sacrilege was lynched to death on the spot. The second case was from Kapurthala, where one person was accused
Former Chief Minister of Punjab Amarinder Singh has said that Punjab police must "get to the bottom" of the blast in Ludhiana court complex that led to the death of two persons and injured four persons.
Union Home Ministry on Thursday sought report from the Punjab government over Ludhiana blast, the sources said.According to sources, the top Home Ministry official has spoken to the Chief Secretary of the state and sought a report on the blast .
Amid the deafening silence of Punjab's political faces over the two lynchings after alleged sacrilege attempts, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has demanded public execution for those accused of desecrating religious texts.