Though the SAD (Amritsar) leader has earned a reputation as a Sikh hardliner, he has repeatedly accused the BJP and RSS of trying to marginalise all minority communities.

One of the strongest tenets of the Sikh faith is for the community to stand with the oppressed.

The BJP is testing the waters, especially in pockets of Hindu vote banks, by gradually raising the pitch for Hindu nationalism.

The pink bollworm attack has left deaths by suicide in its wake. The authorities, farmers say, are late in even conducting preliminary surveys.

Complainant said her family had been attacked twice and threatened by people she had named in her original complaint against those who actively took part in the February carnage.

With the opposition parties ramping up their pressure on the government, the chief minister has, in turn, put the blame on the bureaucracy.

“I can’t go there, I will not go there, not that anyone over there [in their neighbourhood] is even bothered,” said Shaida who moved along with her family to a makeshift dwelling in Mustafabad after the riots.

While the state government claimed in court that all workers are safe from COVID-19, workers tell The Wire they have poor or no equipment.

While the state government claimed in court that all workers are safe from COVID-19, workers tell The Wire they have poor or no equipment.

Activists are asking why the FIRs filed have excluded the stringent Arms Act.

Senior officials in the Punjab police have said the Mansa incident is being investigated and action will be taken.

A policeman said they are being stopped as there is 'tension in the area', but refused to explain any further.

The Hoshiarpur police are providing security but 10 days after the incidents of intimidation and even violence, they have yet to take action against the vigilantes who tried to enforce a communal boycott.

After three days, the families were brought some ration by the authorities. However, no case has been filed against those who beat and abused them.

Locals said that the dairy farmers were violating the lockdown. While the police said the Gujjars are free to sell their milk, no case has been registered yet.

The state’s rural development and panchayats department has issued a notification through which it has asked village panchayats to withdraw panchayat funds for the purpose of feeding the needy. However, money is yet to flow.

The state has appealed to the Central government for help but has received no response so far.

Critics believe the party is unwilling to give up its urban Hindu vote bank.

Malerkotla is the epicentre of the movement in Punjab. On Sunday, it saw a demonstration of unity like no other.

Juxtaposing the humane spirit of Bhai Ghanaiya with a MiG 21 aircraft runs the risk of downplaying the former.