Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Payal Manwinder Singh Giaspura on Monday stirred a row by making objectionable remarks against Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, after being denied entry to the Takht secretariat while joining fellow legislators and leaders to hand over a memorandum regarding police entry into Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
Led by Amritsar south MLA and Chief Khalsa Diwan president Inderbir Singh Nijjar, the delegation including 12 AAP MLAs visited the secretariat to meet the jathedar and submit the memorandum seeking strict action against Union Home minister Amit Shah over the October 10 incident in which Delhi Police personnel entered Gurdwara Bangla Sahib .
Addressing a press conference, Phoolka said the Delhi Police remained outside the gurdwara’s main entrance gate and that protesters were taken into custody from outside. He said that the complete CCTV footage and all available videos should be examined impartially to establish the facts of the incident. Meanwhile, BJP leader and senior Supreme Court advocate HS Phoolka on Monday accused the AAP of attempting to create a false narrative about the gurdwara incident and of conspiring to disturb peace in Punjab.
