Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Bangla Sahib Committee Files Complaint Against AAP Leaders
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee filed a police complaint against AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal.
It says people linked to AAP brought banners and shouted political slogans at Bangla Sahib while trying to reach a protest at Jantar Mantar.
The committee says demonstrations should not happen inside the gurdwara.
AAP leaders and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said police entered the gurdwara while dealing with protesters.
Delhi Police said officers in a video were in a passage leading to the place where people take off their shoes, not the main prayer area.
DSGMC president Harmeet Singh Kalka said police did not enter the Darbar Hall, but should not have entered in uniform.
The committee also accused AAP leaders of sharing misleading videos.
The competing accounts of what happened at the gurdwara remain disputed.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee filed a police complaint on October 11 against AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, over alleged protest activity at Bangla Sahib.
The committee alleged AAP-linked protesters displayed banners and raised political slogans at the gurdwara while trying to reach Jantar Mantar for anti-CEC demonstrations.
DSGMC accused AAP leaders of circulating misleading or selective videos; the complaint asked police to identify those involved and investigate who organised their entry.
Delhi Police said officers shown in a viral video were using a common passage leading to the shoe-removal area and denied entering the main sanctum wearing shoes.
The accounts differ over police presence on the premises: DSGMC president Harmeet Singh Kalka said police did not enter the gurdwara or Darbar Hall, while AAP leaders and Bhagwant Mann alleged police entered.
- Who
- The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, AAP leaders including Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Police, and protesters.
- What
- DSGMC filed a police complaint alleging political activity at Bangla Sahib and circulation of misleading videos.
- When
- The protest-related events occurred on Saturday, October 10; the complaint was filed on Sunday, October 11.
- Where
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and the surrounding area in New Delhi.
- Why
- Protesters were trying to reach Jantar Mantar for demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; DSGMC said political demonstrations inside the gurdwara violated its sanctity.
DSGMC and Delhi Police
AAP leaders and Bhagwant Mann
Protest activity at Bangla Sahib
DSGMC and Delhi Police
DSGMC alleged AAP-linked protesters brought banners and raised political slogans inside the sacred premises, disturbing its religious atmosphere. It said protests should not take place inside the gurdwara.
AAP leaders and Bhagwant Mann
AAP leaders and Bhagwant Mann defended protesters' presence and alleged police entered the gurdwara to detain them. Mann said gurdwaras provide shelter to people in need.
Police presence and entry
DSGMC and Delhi Police
Delhi Police said officers shown in the footage used a common passage leading to the shoe-removal area and denied entering the main sanctum wearing shoes. Kalka said police did not enter the Darbar Hall, but should not have entered in uniform.
AAP leaders and Bhagwant Mann
AAP leaders and Mann alleged police forcibly entered the gurdwara. The reports do not resolve the differing accounts of whether officers entered the premises.
Videos of the incident
DSGMC and Delhi Police
DSGMC accused AAP leaders of circulating selective or misleading videos that blamed the committee. Delhi Police said footage was circulated with malicious intent and said legal action was being initiated against those responsible.
AAP leaders and Bhagwant Mann
AAP leaders shared accounts alleging police entered the gurdwara. The articles do not establish that all the circulating videos showed the same footage or event.
- Complaint filed by
- Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC)
- Complaint named
- AAP leaders, including national convenor Arvind Kejriwal
- Complaint submitted
- October 11 to the Deputy Commissioner of Police's office in New Delhi district
- Protest destination
- Jantar Mantar
- Protest focus
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Police account
- Officers shown in the video were using a common passage leading to the shoe-removal area; Delhi Police denied they entered the main sanctum wearing shoes.
- Detentions reported
- Delhi Police said it detained 50 to 60 people who came outside the gurdwara.
- Committee position
- DSGMC said people could visit, pray, and receive assistance at the gurdwara, but it would not allow protests inside.
Sources
Delhi gurdwara body files complaint against AAP for 'undermining sanctity' of Bangla Sahib
DSGMC Files Police Complaint Against Kejriwal Over Alleged Slogan-Shouting Near Bangla Sahib
Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Committee files complaint against Kejriwal, AAP leaders for ‘violating sanctity’ of Bangla Sahib
Bangla Sahib entry row: Delhi gurudwara committee files police complaint against AAP leaders
