NCM seeks report from Punjab chief secy over Bagga 'not allowed' turban during arrest
Gurugram (Haryana), May 8: National Commission for Minorities Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura informed on Saturday that the commission has sought a report from Punjab chief secretary "within seven days" on allegations that BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga was not allowed to wear turban while being arrested by Punjab Police from his New Delhi residence.
"We have written to the Punjab chief secretary seeking a report within seven days on BJP leader Tajinder Singh Bagga not being allowed to wear a turban while he was arrested by Punjab police," he said.
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) took suo-moto cognizance of the reports that Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tajinder Singh Bagga was allegedly not allowed to wear his turban during his arrest.
"The Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of the media reports that Tajinder Singh Bagga, a person belonging to the Sikh minority community, was allegedly not allowed to wear his turban during his arrest by Punjab police on May 6, 2022. This is a serious case of violation of the religious rights of a Sikh person. You are, accordingly, requested to submit a factual report on the alleged incident and media report within 7 days that is latest by May 14, 2022, to the Commission," the NCM said in a letter to Punjab Chief Secretary.
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Bagga was detained by Punjab Police in the national capital on Friday and arrived at his residence in Delhi on the night between Friday and Saturday. Following this, he stated that Punjab police stormed his house in large numbers and arrested him "as they do it with a terrorist".
Bagga claimed in April that while he was in Lucknow, Punjab police officials arrived at his home to arrest him without informing the Delhi police.
The BJP leader also said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered an FIR based against him on the basis of a "trimmed" video from his remarks on a television show where he had sought an apology from Kejriwal for his speech on the exodus of Kashmiri pandits in the Delhi Assembly in March.
Bagga further slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for "illegally" detaining him and said that his detention is an attempt to give a message that whosoever speaks against the AAP chief would be termed the "biggest terrorist" and not spared.
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