SAD, INLD, Sikh outfits hit the streets to protest against MSG

CHANDIGARH/NEW DELHI:
Shiromani Akali Dal, Indian National Lok Dal and Sikh outfits today took to the streets in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi protesting against the controversial film “Messenger of God” featuring Dera Sachcha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role.
Members of SAD, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) shouted slogans against the movie in front of Galaxy Mall at Ambala and vowed to stop its screening.
Similar protests were also held at Haryana’s Hissar and Sirsa, the headquarters of the Dera chief who has been at loggerheads with the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs.
The movie, which was expected to hit theatres on Friday, had been referred by the Censor Board to FCAT for clearance on January 12.
Around 15,000 Dera followers from Bathinda in Punjab went to Gurgaon today for the movie’s proposed premier show and Punjab Police provided security to them within the state, Bathinda Zone, Paramraj Singh, told reporters. (AGENCIES)

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