Politics · India · 16 hrs ago
Mann condemns Delhi Police over video at Bangla Sahib
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann criticized Delhi Police after a video appeared to show officers wearing shoes inside Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi.
The video circulated on October 10, when police were responding to a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Protesters were seeking his resignation over alleged irregularities in the revision of electoral rolls.
Mann said officers had entered the shrine and violated its sanctity.
Delhi Police said the officers were walking in a passage used by devotees to reach the point where they remove their shoes before entering the gurdwara.
The head of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee said protesters had entered the premises and police intervened after they did so.
Police said they would take legal action against people circulating the video, while reports gave different figures for how many protesters were detained.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned Delhi Police over a video showing officers at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib during a protest on October 10.
Mann accused the police of entering the shrine improperly and violating its sanctity.
Delhi Police said the officers were in a common passage leading to the point where devotees remove their shoes.
The police alleged the video was circulated with malicious intent and said legal action would be initiated.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Harmeet Singh Kalka said protesters entered the premises and accused Aam Aadmi Party leaders of politicising the issue.
- Who
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned Delhi Police. The police and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee chief Harmeet Singh Kalka also commented.
- What
- Mann criticised officers’ presence at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, while Delhi Police said they were in a common passage before the shoe-removal point.
- When
- The alleged incident and protest took place on October 10, 2026. Mann commented on October 11.
- Where
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi.
- Why
- Officers were deployed amid a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Protesters sought refuge at the gurdwara, according to The Hindu.
Bhagwant Mann
Delhi Police and DSGMC chief Harmeet Singh Kalka
Conduct at the shrine
Bhagwant Mann
Mann said police entered forcibly, wearing boots and bareheaded, and violated the shrine’s sanctity.
Delhi Police and DSGMC chief Harmeet Singh Kalka
Police said officers were walking in a common passage used by devotees to reach the point where they remove their shoes.
Responsibility for the controversy
Bhagwant Mann
Mann condemned the police action and said protesters seeking shelter should have been given refuge.
Delhi Police and DSGMC chief Harmeet Singh Kalka
Kalka said protesters entered the premises with placards and slogans, and that staff stopped them from forcing their way into the hall.
Public reaction
Bhagwant Mann
Mann said the Sikh community would not forgive the alleged act.
Delhi Police and DSGMC chief Harmeet Singh Kalka
Police said the video was circulated with malicious intent to outrage religious feelings and said legal action would be initiated.
The Sikh community will never forgive the BJP for this shameful act
The video has been circulated deliberately with malicious intent, to outrage the feelings of a respectable religious community and is prejudicial to the religious harmony
The process is the same for all devotees coming to Gurdwara.
Protesters demonstrated in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and a video showed police officers at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib.
Delhi Police said the officers were walking in a common passage and alleged the video was circulated with malicious intent.
Bhagwant Mann condemned the alleged police entry in a post on X.
- Protest date
- October 10, 2026
- Shrine
- Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, New Delhi
- Chief minister
- Bhagwant Mann, Punjab
- Police explanation
- Officers were in a common passage leading to the shoe-removal point
- Protest target
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Sources
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