PUNJAB, India—More and more Sikh civilians are joining the peaceful sit-in protests across Punjab, in widespread reactions to the hurt felt by the mindless destruction of a saroop (embodiment) of Guru Granth Sahib ji.
Effigies of the Parkash Badal and son plus photos of the recent victims of police gunfire have been brandished by crowds who have amassed in city squares and cross roads in numerous districts.
Jallandhar, Amritsar Sahib, Batinda, Faridkot itself and many other cities and areas have seen large gatherings.
Many SGPC members have begun to issue their resignations in protest of recent inaction of the leading bodies and also the scandal involving the Sirsa culy leader Ram Rahim apology issued by the SGPC.
The air is one of dispair at the leadership and many prominent personalities and preachers have come to the fore to express their own dismay at the current stale leadership.
