BJP condemns death of two protesters in clash with police

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
Last Updated : Oct 14 2015 | 9:48 PM IST
The Punjab unit of BJP today condemned the death of two protesters who were staging a demonstration over the alleged desecration of a holy book, and appealed to the people of the state to maintain peace and communal harmony.
Describing Punjab to be a sensitive state, Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma said, "People of this state have earned peace by giving so many sacrifices but today certain anti-national forces are determined to again disturb peace and are making efforts to put another black spot on Punjab's face.
"But this will not happen as people of the state are intelligent enough to understand all this," Sharma said.
The Punjab BJP president strongly condemned the desecration of the religious book and demanded strict action against the guilty at the earliest.
Meanwhile, Dera Sacha Sauda sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is currently abroad on a movie promotional tour, also condemned the desecration of the holy book.
The perpetrators of such a heinous crime deserve the strongest possible punishment, he tweeted in Gurmukhi.
Two people were killed and 75 others, including an IGP, were injured as clashes rocked a number of places in Punjab, including Faridkot, Moga and Sangrur districts, over alleged desecration of the holy book.

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First Published: Oct 14 2015 | 9:48 PM IST