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Rahul Offers ‘Sewa’ At Golden Temple In Amritsar

By LokMarg 2nd October 2023

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday offered ‘Sewa’ after paying obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

As a part of the sewa the Congress leader was seen washing dishes at the Golden Temple.

Earlier today, Punjab Congress president Raja Waring said that Rahul Gandhi is on his personal, spiritual visit.

“Rahul Gandhi ji is coming to Amritsar Sahib to pay obeisance at Sachkhand Shri Harmandir Sahib. This is his personal, spiritual visit, let’s respect his privacy. Request all party workers to not be physically present for this visit. You all can show your support in spirit and meet him the next time,” the Punjab Congress president posted on X (Formerly Twitter).

Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Punjab comes after the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drugs case as a ‘political vendetta’.

A Punjab court on Saturday sent Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira to 14-day judicial custody in connection with a 2015 drugs case.

“The police demanded a 7-day remand. After seeing the police’s evidence, the judge turned down their request. The court sent him to judicial remand of 14 days,” the counsel said.

Congress MLA Khaira was arrested from his Chandigarh residence on September 28 in connection with an old case registered in 2015 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress– members of the opposition’s INDIA bloc– have been at loggerheads in the border state over the arrest of Khaira.

While the Congress is calling it vindictive politics of AAP, the ruling party is terming the development as part of their “zero-tolerance policy” against drugs.

Earlier in 2015, there were two cases originated with the unearthing of a cross-border drug smuggling network in Fazilka, Punjab, leading to the seizure of heroin, gold biscuits, weapons, cartridges, and Pakistani SIM cards and the second of a fake passport racket being run in Delhi.

On February 16, 2023, a Supreme Court bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath quashed the summoning order against Khaira in the drugs case. (ANI)

Parineeti, Raghav Visit Golden Temple

By LokMarg 1st July 2023

Actor Parineeti Chopra and AAP leader Raghav Chadha, who are all set to tie the knot soon, offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday morning.

After their sacred visit, the couple took to their respective Instagram handles and shared pictures of themselves seeking blessings at Shri Harmandir Sahib.
“My visit this time was even more special; with him by my side. @raghavchadha88,” Parineeti captioned the post.

Raghav also described the visit to the Golden Temple as “special.”

“Amidst sacred hymns and serenity, I closed my eyes, bowed my head, and said a little prayer. With @parineetichopra by my side, it was even more special. Blessed to seek blessings at Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib ji in Amritsar today,” he wrote.

The duo also performed Sewa by washing the dishes used in Langar. Parineeti wore an ivory-coloured kurta while Raghav was dressed in a kurta-pyjama with a Nehru coat.

Parineeti and Raghav exchanged rings on May 13 at Kapurthala house in New Delhi in the presence of their loved ones.

Parineeti and Raghav reportedly knew each other for several years before they began dating. The couple was recently spotted scouting for locations in Udaipur for the wedding, hinting that they will follow in her cousin Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ footsteps in tying the knot in Rajasthan.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Parineeti will share screen space with Diljit Dosanjh in ‘Chamkila’.

Helmed by Imtiaz Ali, the film revolves around two famous Punjabi singers Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila. (ANI)

Indira Allowed Bhindranwale To Become Frankenstein: Operation Blue Star Commander

By LokMarg 31st January 2023

Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had “allowed” militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to grow into a sort of Frankenstein monster and decided to “finish him off” when he reached the pinnacle, claims Lt Gen (retd) Kuldeep Singh Brar who led the 1984 Operation Bluestar to flush out extremists from the Golden Temple.

In the recent episode of ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the retired 1971 war veteran, Lt Gen (retd) Brar said, “No one wants an operation, but what do you do? Indira Gandhi allowed him to become Frankenstein. You could see every year what was happening. But when he reached the pinnacle, now finish him off, now destroy him. It’s too late.”
He claimed that the then-political leadership had allowed the Bhindranwale cult to flourish.

“They had their own little problem support between Akali and Congress. They allowed this cult of Bhindranwale to continue,” the retired army officer said.

In the episode titled “Never before heard stories from the man who led Operation Blue Star” Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar recalled the situation of Punjab in the 1980s at a time when he said Bhindranwale was in full control of the state.

“In the 1980s, let’s say 1982, 83, 84, things were very bad over there. There was no law and order at all. Lot of police were afraid of taking action against anyone because Bhindranwale had become so powerful. He had become like a Frankenstein. His orders were the last orders,” he said.

Lt Gen Brar said that law and order had completely collapsed in Punjab and the “feeling of Khalistan” was building up.

“In the beginning of 1984, the feeling was very strong that they are going to declare Khalistan. The youth were without jobs. They had motorcycles and scooters and they roamed around with little pistols and revolvers. There were many gangsters. Law and order had totally broken down. The feeling of Khalistan was slowly building up. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was in full control of the state,” he said.

Bhindranwale was the head of the Sikh religious sect Damdami Taksal. He was killed along with his armed followers during Operation Blue Star launched by the Indian Army at the Golden Temple complex.

The Indian Army carried out Operation Blue Star in 1984 between June 1 and June 8. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, had ordered the military operation to flush out Sikh terrorists including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who were accumulating weapons inside the premises of the Golden Temple. (ANI)

Allu Arjun Celebrates Wife’s Birthday At Golden Temple

By LokMarg 29th September 2022

South actor Allu Arjun, on Thursday, visited the Golden Temple, Amritsar, on the occasion of his wife Sneha Reddy’s birthday.

Taking to Instagram, the ‘Pushpa’ actor shared a string of videos on his story in which he could be seen taking blessings at the Golden Temple.
The actor shared a picture of the Temple and captioned it as, “MAGICAL”.

The superstar along with his wife and kids had donned traditional attires, which made them look like a beautiful family.

Currently, the PAN star Allu Arjun is enjoying the success of ‘Pushpa’ and has already commenced the shooting of ‘Pushpa 2’. Allu Arjun starrer ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, directed by Sukumar fared well, at the box office and collected over Rs 300 crores at the box office worldwide.

Allu Arjun is known for his amazing masala entertainer films like ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’, which is currently being remade in Bollywood as ‘Shehzada’, ‘Sarrainodu’, ‘Arya’, ‘Arya 2’ and many more. Th actor enjoys a very big fan following.

Recently the actor was seen representing India globally as the grand Marshall in the India day parade in New York.

Meanwhile, on the work front, he will be next seen in Pushpa 2 along with Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil.

The official release date of the film is still awaited. (ANI)

Nihangs Hack Man To Death For Chewing Tobacco In Amritsar

By LokMarg 8th September 2022

A man was hacked to death by three men for drinking alcohol and chewing tobacco near Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday, the police said.

According to Amritsar police, the deceased person has been identified as Harmanjeet.

“An unfortunate incident happened in Amritsar, yesterday, where a person named Harmanjeet died after three people attacked him. The victim had an argument with the accused as they hurled allegations at him of drinking alcohol and chewing tobacco,” said Arun Pal Singh, CP, Amritsar.

The police said the FIR has been filed and the accused will be arrested soon.

“He was attacked by those two people along with a waiter from a hotel and died of excessive bleeding. FIR filed, probe underway. We will soon nab all the accused,” Singh said.

Further details are awaited. (ANI)