Law and order is my foremost responsibility: Amarinder

Taking note of the reported "objections" of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) to his alleged "interference in religious affairs", Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today said the maintenance of law and order in the state was his foremost responsibility, which he was committed to fulfilling.

In a letter to SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal, the chief minister said threatening one another was not acceptable in a civilised society and he did not approve of such actions, either as chief minister or as an individual.

Citing newsreports regarding the apprehension expressed by Longowal on the differences between the Damdami Taksal and Sant Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale, the chief minister, in the letter, said if there was any difference of opinion amongst various Sikh sects, "then it is your bounden duty as Chief of the SGPC to either resolve this issue or seek intervention of the Jathedar of the highest Sikh temporal institution, Akal Takht."