Ahead of the state assembly elections, leaders from all major parties in Punjab are lining up before deras, including Dera Sauda Sirsa (DSS) to seek votes of dera followers.
Punjab's controversial minister Sikander Maluka is again at the centre of another controversy. Sikandar Maluka reportedly accommodated Hindutva elements during the opening of a regional office of Shiroamani Akali Dal (Badal) at Rampura Phul few days- where the Sikh Ardas was distorted after reciting hymns from Hindutva mythological epic Ramayana.