Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party president Kewal Singh Dhillon, while speaking to the media after several leaders from the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal joined the BJP today, said that Bhagwant Mann should not confront Sri Akal Takht Sahib, because those who have done so in the past “were left with nothing.”
Dhillon said that instead of making statements against the decisions of Akal Takht Sahib or adopting a confrontational approach, Bhagwant Mann should appear before it as a true Sikh, acknowledge his mistake, and seek forgiveness from the Panth (the Sikh community).
He appealed to the Punjab government's ministers who are Nanak Nam Leva , IAS officers, and all officers and employees serving in the government that, until Bhagwant Mann is forgiven by Sri Akal Takht Sahib, they should comply with its directives and refrain from holding meetings, engaging in conversations, or maintaining any other form of contact with him.
Responding to a question regarding Bhagwant Mann's claim that the related video was not his, Dhillon remarked, “Does any thief ever admit that he has committed theft?”On this occasion, senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader and four-time councillor Sukhwinder Pal Singh Minta and his wife Harpreet Kaur joined the BJP. Sukhwinder Pal Singh Minta has served as a councillor twice, while Harpreet Kaur has also been elected councillor twice.
Minta is currently serving as a State PAC member of the Shiromani Akali Dal.Additionally, Rajpal Atwal, son of senior Congress leader Gurbinder Singh Atwal, also joined the BJP. Gurbinder Singh Atwal has previously served as a minister in the Punjab government and was elected twice as an MLA from the Nurmahal Assembly constituency.