Punjab Sohana Gurdwara: Scuffle breaks out between 2 Nihang Sikh groups at Punjab’s Sohana gurdwara | Chandigarh News
The gurdwara management intervened and held discussions with both sides, restoring normalcy. DSP Harsimrat Singh Chhetra said it was a minor scuffle and no one was injured.
MOHALI: A brief scuffle between two groups of Nihang Sikhs disrupted the felicitation ceremony for the four Nihang Sikhs released on bail in the Karnaprayag clash case at Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan in Sohana on Sunday, prompting heavy police deployment.The incident occurred after the ceremony attended by acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj.Initial reports suggested the dispute began after a person allegedly tried to disrupt the proceedings, leading to an altercation between members of two Nihang groups.The gurdwara management intervened and held discussions with both sides, restoring normalcy. DSP Harsimrat Singh Chhetra said it was a minor scuffle and no one was injured.“We have not received any complaint from either side. Further action will be taken if a complaint is received,” he said. Devotees continued to pay obeisance and religious activities resumed soon after the incident.
Freed Nihangs felicitated; legal fight to continue: Akal Takht
This comes after four Nihang Sikhs, arrested after the June 16 clash with local residents at Karnaprayag in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, were welcomed with religious honours at Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan in Sohana on Sunday, a day after securing bail from a court in Gopeshwar.The four, i.e., Satvinder Singh, Ajay Singh, Jasanpreet Singh and Manpreet Singh, were felicitated by acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj and senior Nihang leaders, including Budha Dal chief Baba Balbir Singh.Addressing the gathering, Gargajj said the bail reflected the unity of the Panth and asserted that efforts would continue to have the criminal cases quashed through legal means.He alleged that some mischievous elements had tried to create the impression that Sikh pilgrims would not be allowed to carry the kirpan while travelling to Hemkund Sahib, and urged the community not to be misled.Manpreet Singh, who suffered a fractured leg in the clash and was brought to Punjab from AIIMS-Rishikesh by ambulance, claimed the violence erupted after a motorcycle carrying the Nihangs allegedly brushed against a local resident in Karnaprayag market, triggering an altercation.Meanwhile, Haryana chief minister’s political adviser Tarun Bhandari said the annual Hemkund Sahib Yatra would continue peacefully with the cooperation of both the Uttarakhand govt and Sikh organisations.He said both sides would designate contact persons to address complaints and prevent similar incidents in future.
