NEW DELHI: The Delhi Minorities Commission issued a notice to the police seeking a report on action against BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga over his tweet allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikhs. The notice issued by DMC member APS Bindra has sought the report from Delhi Police till May 17.
Bagga alleged that the notice was issued at the behest of CM Arvind Kejriwal. Bagga was picked up from Delhi by Punjab Police last year in a case registered in Mohali. The notice stated that “from going through the Twitter post of Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, prima facie it appears that the message is posted with the intent to disturb the religious sentiments of Sikh community.”
Bagga, in his tweet, defined ‘Wahe Guru’. “I defined Wahe Guru as per the Guru Granth Sahib and there was nothing hurtful in it to the sentiments of anyone,” he said. The notice was issued after Bagga’s tweet was examined by some Sikh SGPC (Amritsar) and Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, said DMC chairman Zakir Khan.
The notice sought to know from Delhi Police if it took any suo motu action against Bagga in the light of a recent Supreme direction in case of hate speeches.