:dateline:In a bid to�discourage Sikh’s from attending the��Sarbat Khalsa� (nationwide�gathering), the Shiv Sena (violent Hindu extremist group)�appear to have tried to stoke Sikh responses by issuing statements in newspapers which could inflame tensions further.
In a statement published in Hindi newspaper �Dainik Bhaskar�, Shiv Sena�s Punjab Chief Sachin Ghanauli has said that their activists will also attend the �Sarbat Khalsa� going to be held on November 10 in village Chabba near Amritsar.
Sachin Ghanauli has said that their intention was to prevent �Sarbat Khalsa� from�concluding with a view to demanding a separate state as its goal. He added that if they noticed slogans of �Khalistan� during �Sarbat Khalsa� then they would immediately retaliate appropraitely.
Terming the Shiv Sena�s statement as an attempt to disturb peace in�Punjab, S. Baljit Singh Khalsa (Editor of Magazine �Vangaar�) said that it�s just a government policy to discourage people and attempt to scupper�the event. He advised that there should be no reaction to it.
