State and Government Protect Those Behind the Beadbi: Dal Khalsa Spokesperson Kanwarpal Singh

April 20, 2026

Respect for the Guru Granth Sahib is of the utmost importance to Sikhs. However, in 2015, a premeditated conspiracy led to a series of sacrilegious acts (beadbi) against the Guru Granth Sahib, resulting in the incidents at Burj Jawahar Singh Wala, Bargari, Malke, and Gurusar Jalal.

Look Towards Panth, Not Government to Tackle Beadbi: Sikh Bodies to Acting Jathedar

April 6, 2026

In a recent seminar, Dal Khalsa appealed to the Akal Takht Jathedar and the SGPC to address the growing menace of sacrilege through Sikh traditions and community strength, outrightly rejecting the need for new government legislation.

Khalsa Tradition of Adab or Stricter Law? The Right Sikh Response to Beadbi | Exclusive Interview

July 17, 2025

Previously, Sikh Siyasat interviewed Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur of Panjaab Lawyers to explore the legal dimensions of the proposed legislation. In this follow-up, journalist Mandeep Singh engages with Bhai Malkeet Singh Bhawanigarh of Sikh Jatha Malwa to discuss the Sikh perspective—especially through the lens of the Khalsa tradition of Satikar (respect) or Adab towards Guru Granth Sahib.

Amrinder Singh Takes U-Turn Over ‘Clean Chit’ to Badals in Beadbi Issue

September 25, 2019

A day after a media outlet quoted Punjab CM Amarinder Singh saying that Badals were not responsible for 'Beadbi' incidents that took place in Punjab in 2015, the Congress leader has taken a U-turn.

Charges Framed Against Dera Sauda Followers in a Beadbi Case

September 12, 2019

A Faridkot court has framed charges against Dera Sauda Sirsa followers in case FIR number 89/2018 (police station Kotkapur. Punjab police DIG Ranbir Singh Khattra disclosed that the case pertains to recovery of a Janam Sakhi, 25 shells of used bullets and a written chit from dera follower Mahinderpal Bittu's house.

CBI Takes U-Turn In Bargari Case: Says It Want to Probe “Unanswered Angles”

August 27, 2019

Fifty-three days after filing a closure report in Bargari beadbi cases of 2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday (August 23) took a U-turn and filed an application in the special CBI court, Mohali, saying it wants to re-probe the case.

CBI and Sukhbir Badal Have Common Interest To Help Dera Sauda Sirsa

July 30, 2019

Taking exception over the CBI closure report and the shared stand by Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Singh Badal in the Bargari beadbi case, the Dal Khalsa said it looks both (CBI and Sukhbir Singh Badal) have same interests to help Dera Sauda Sirsa to come clean out of the sin of beadbi.

Sukhbir Badal ‘Endorses’ Clean Chit by CBI to Dera Sirsa Followers in Beadbi Cases

July 29, 2019

In what could be seen as act of endorsing the clean chit given by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its closure report submitted to its special court in Mohali in the cases related to beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib, the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) chief and Ferozpur MP Sukhbir Singh Badal has stated that the report has made it apparent that persons were arrested by Police during Congress regime in these cases illegitimately.

CBI Files Closure Report in Bargari and Burj Jawahar Singh Wala Beadbi Cases

July 13, 2019

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly filed the closure report in the three cases related to Beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib in the special CBI court, Mohali.

Police Files Chargesheet Against Dera Sirsa Men in Janam Sakhi Beadbi and UAPA Case

March 23, 2019

The Punjab police have filed chargesheet against Dera Sauda Sirsa (DSS) men in a case registered in June 2018 in relation to beadbi of Janam Sakhi and 25 used cartridges of a 32 bore weapon.