Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 13: Various Sikh bodies today held protest demonstration on National Highway near Digiana Ashram demanding ban on the film of self style messenger of God, Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
The members from various Sikh bodies including Sikh Naujawan Sabha, Sikh Welfare Society, Bhai Kanhiya Nishkam Sewa Society, Gurmat Vichar Manch and AISSF, under the banner of Sikh United Front J&K assembled at Digiana Ashram and then came on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway and started protest demonstration. They disrupted movement of traffic for some time.
The protesters led by Avtar Singh Khalsa, general secretary of Sikh United Front were raising slogans against the head of Dera Sacha Sauda, Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim of Sirsa in Haryana. They were demanding ban on his controversial film MSG ( Messenger of God) in which Baba Ram Rahim himself has projected as God. They alleged that this film was against different communities and the religious sentiments of many people will be hurt with its release in the Jammu and Kashmir. They burnt the old tyres on the highway and disrupted movement of traffic for some time. The police however, later ensured movement of traffic on this busy highway.
While addressing the gathering the Sikh leaders including Khalsa stressed upon the Governor N N Vohra to pass on directions to the Administration to completely ban this film and stop its release in the different cinemas in the J&K State. They warned the Government to take serious note of the issue otherwise people will be forced to go for direct action as the movie hurts the religious sentiments of the people from various communities.
Prominent among others included Gajan Singh, Kulwant Singh, Mohinder Singh, Harpal Singh, Paramjit Singh, Inderpal Singh, Kultar Singh and Harbans Singh.
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