Nation shocked at desecration of Guru Granth Sahib: RSS

RSS today condemned the desecration of the sacred 'Shri Guru Granth Sahib' and said the "insulting act" has shocked all countrymen.
"The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh condemns this sacrilegious act in strongest terms," RSS general secretary Suresh Bhayyaji Joshi said referring to the incident in Bargati village at Faridkot in Punjab.
He said the incident is a "pre-planned conspiracy of vested interests and anti national elements to disturb the harmonious atmosphere of Punjab".
The RSS second-in-command said, "RSS appeals to the Government of Punjab to take firm action against the miscreants involved in the demeaning acts and also urge the Central Government to investigate and expose the perpetrators behind this conspiracy."

Joshi said the sad incident Faridkot followed by series of incidents in village Baath and Nijjharpura in Tarn Taran district and at village Ghavandi in Ludhiana district clearly point to a pre-planned conspiracy of vested interests and anti national elements to disturb peace and harmony in Punjab.
"RSS condemns all the above incidents and calls upon the countrymen to foil these conspiracies and strengthen the tradition of religious and social harmony of Bharat," he said.
The RSS leader said Shri Guru Granth Sahib is not only the 'Jagat Jyot' (Living Soul) - an embodiment of Guru, but also a carrier of our eternal spirituality.

"It is the cultural conscience that transcends the differences of caste, creed, way of worship, social status, sect, region and language to bring together all Indians with the thread of oneness," he said.