Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Captain Amarinder Singh today paid obeisance at Darbar Sahib and Durgiana Mandir to "pray for restoration of peace" in Punjab as protests continued in various parts of the state against the alleged sacrilege of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
The former Punjab chief minister said nobody can be allowed to fiddle with the supreme authority of the Akal Takht and any such attempt will be strongly defeated.
Amarinder strongly disapproved of the brandishing of naked swords by some youths while blocking roads, saying holding protest is a democratic right but must be done in a peaceful manner.
Holding chief minister Parkash Singh Badal responsible for "total collapse" of law and order in Punjab, the Amritsar MP demanded immediate eradication of the Shiromani Akali Dal-led government and called for imposition of President's Rule in the state.
Accompanied by his wife Preneet Kaur, Congress Legislative Party leader Sunil Jakhar and other 20 MLAs and leaders, Captain Amarinder Singh drove straight to Darbar Sahib from the airport where he paid obeisance in front of Akal Takht Sahib.
Subsequently, he with other Congress legislators and leaders went to Durgiana Mandir, where they performed puja for the peace and welfare of the state.
Talking to reporters outside the Darbar Sahib, Amarinder said he had, like every common man, come to the shrine with "great hope, expectation and prayers for peace and harmony" and was confident that "these will be granted at this holiest of the holy places".
