Protesters Take Refuge Inside Bangla Sahib Amid Police Whistles and Baton Charge
Harmeet Singh Kalka said police entered only after protesters demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation used the gurdwara as a refuge, with 1 group accused of slogans.
- On Saturday, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Harmeet Singh Kalka accused the AAP of politicizing Bangla Sahib Gurdwara after protesters seeking refuge from police crackdowns entered the premises.
- Demonstrators gathered in New Delhi on Saturday to protest electoral roll revisions at Jantar Mantar, demanding resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Heavy police barricades blocked access, forcing groups to flee toward the gurdwara.
- Inside the gurdwara, protesters chanted "Tanashahi nahi chalegi" and "SIR radd karo" while evading police detentions. New Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police Sachin Sharma led security forces as ongoing chases triggered stampede-like conditions.
- Kalka defended the police intervention, arguing the gurdwara welcomes all for food and shelter but will not tolerate its premises being used as a political base. He criticized AAP legislators for questioning the officers' presence.
- Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan general secretary Punam Kaushik insisted the constitution guarantees the right to oppose, yet management maintains no group has the right to affect the gurdwara's sanctity in the name of political dissent.
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Bangla Sahib shelter turns flashpoint as Delhi Police detain protesters - The Tribune
Delhi’s historic Gurdwara Bangla Sahib found itself at the centre of a political controversy on Saturday after Delhi Police personnel entered its premises to detain protesters who had taken shelter there and were raising slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
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