Chandigarh, June 16 -- The Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the BJP demanded chief minister Bhagwant Mann's resignation on Monday following the Akal Takht edict.

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring called for Mann's resignation and urged the chief minister to break his silence on the issue.

"The people of Punjab are waiting for answers to some serious charges. The Akal Takht is the supreme temporal authority for every Sikh, and its decisions are binding on everyone. Since acting jathedar, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has declared the video as authentic after verification by two separate forensic laboratories, Mann must resign immediately as a mark of respect for the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs and respecti...