Chandigarh, Oct. 12 -- The escalating controversy over Delhi Police personnel allegedly entering Gurdwara Bangla Sahib wearing shoes has brought a three-year-old Punjab police operation back under scrutiny, raising questions about the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) response to allegations of violations of religious sanctity under its own government.
A review of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) January 2024 inquiry findings reveals that a police operation at Gurdwara Akal Bunga Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi on November 23, 2023, had triggered allegations far more extensive than a dispute over footwear, including claims that police fired more than 1,000 rounds, used tear gas and entered the religious premises wearing shoes while Akha...